058 – Byzantium is back and so is Barbarossa

A History of Italy - A podcast by Mike Corradi - Tuesdays

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1155 - 1158 We see an attempt by Eastern Roman Emperor Manuel Komnenus to bring at least part of Italy back into the empire, a peace between pope Hadrian IV and the Norman king William I. Then, of course there is the continuing struggle between Frederick Barbarossa and the northern communes headed by Milan.