siege, medieval
Siege of Taormina
Siege of Taormina was a siege conducted in 1078 at Taormina, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Norman conquest of Sicily, which ran from 1061 to 1091. The recorded result: Norman victory.
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Where it sits in the Norman conquest of Sicily
Record
| Date | 1078 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Taormina, Italy 37.850N, 15.300E | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Taormina AD 962, same recorded site
- Siege of Tauromenium 394 BC, same recorded site
- Battle of Caltavuturo AD 881, 1.7 km SE
- Battle of Abacaenum 393 BC, 28 km NW
- Naval Battle of Ognina 1356, 36 km S
Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 394 BC and 1078.
In the same war
Elsewhere in 1078
- Battle of Kalavrye Turkey
- Battle of Mellrichstadt Germany
- Siege of Gerberoy France
- Siege of Damascus Syria
Siege of Taormina is one of 318 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3625525, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Taormina (1078), revision 1370745665, 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.