Basil of Naples

Basil of Naples

Basil was the first Duke of Naples from 661 to 666. Neapolitan by birth, soldier of the Byzantine Empire by trade, he was nominated by the emperor Constans II to be "dux Campaniae" in 661.

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* [http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~jmatthew/naples/darkages.html Naples in the Dark Ages] by David Taylor and Jeff Matthews.


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