At the very start of his reign, the Normans under Robert Guiscard completed the conquest of Byzantine Calabria, except for the territory around Bari, though a resurgence of interest in retaining Apulia occurred under his reign, and he appointed at least four catepans of Italy: Miriarch, Maruli, Sirianus, and Mabrica.
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