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Siege of Rometta
Siege of Rometta was a siege conducted in AD 963 at Rometta, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Arab–Byzantine wars, which ran from AD 629 to 1050. The recorded result: Fatimid victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 40,000 men.
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Record
| Date | AD 963 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Rometta, Italy 38.172N, 15.414E | |
| Part of | Arab–Byzantine wars (AD 629 to 1050) | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
| Result | Fatimid victory | |
| Territorial change | Rometta conquered by the Fatimids | |
| Belligerents | Fatimid Caliphate; Emirate of Sicily; Kalbid Emirate | Byzantine Empire |
| Commanders | Caliph al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah; Ahmad ibn Hasan; Hasan ibn Ammar; Hasan ibn Ali | Niketas Abalantes; Manuel Phokas |
| Strength | Unknown | 40,000 men |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | 10,000 killed |
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In the same war
- Before: Sack of Aleppo 22 December AD 962
- After: Siege of Antioch October AD 968
- All 34 engagements of Arab–Byzantine wars
Siege of Rometta is one of 83 engagements of the 10th century in the atlas and one of 626 in present-day Italy.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q41374161, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Rometta, revision 1370744827, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.