Catepanate of Italy
| Catepanate of Italy Κατεπανίκιον Ἰταλίας | |||||||||||
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| Province of the Byzantine Empire | |||||||||||
| 965–1071 | |||||||||||
Approximate territorial extent of the Catapanate of Italy during the early 11th century. Modern city names (in Italian, except from Napoli) are provided alongside the medieval Greek names. | |||||||||||
| Capital | Bari | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||
• Established | 965 | ||||||||||
| 1071 | |||||||||||
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| Today part of | Italy | ||||||||||
The Catepanate of Italy (Greek: κατεπανίκιον Ἰταλίας, Katepaníkion Italías) was a province (theme) of the Byzantine Empire, that existed from c. 965 until 1071. It was headed by a governor (katepano) with both civil and military powers. At its greatest extent, it comprised mainland Italy south of a line drawn from Monte Gargano to the Gulf of Salerno. North of that line, Amalfi and Naples also maintained allegiance to Byzantine Emperors through the katepano. The Italian region of Capitanata derives its name from the term katepanikion (a province under the jurisdiction of katepano).