The battle of Dyrrahu
In the battle that was held, in the hills of Durresi, dated on October 18th, 1081, between Norman and Byzantine army, the Emperor Aleks Komneni, suffered a complete defeat. Forced to retire, the command of the garrison of the town, commissioned an Albanian functionary, which faced the siege until the February 1082.
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