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Catepanate of Italy
province of the Byzantine Empire in the Italian Peninsula (965–1071)
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The Catepanate of Italy 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, the Tyrrhenian duchies of Amalfi and Naples also maintained a volatile allegiance to Byzantine Emperors through the katepano. The Italian region of Capitanata derives its name from the term katepanikion.
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