Siege

Siege of Rometta

963 – May 965 · 38.17° N, 15.41° E

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When
963 – May 965
Kind
Siege
Coordinates
38.17° N, 15.41° E
Description
Fatimid seige against Byzantine Sicily

Siege of Rometta

Final battle of the Muslim conquest of Sicily (963–965)

The siege of Rometta was a successful siege of the Byzantine city of Rometta, in northeastern Sicily, by the Kalbids on behalf of the Fatimid Dynasty, that took place between 963 and 965 and marked the conclusion of the Muslim conquest of Sicily.

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