115: The Battle of Cerami

Fortune's Wheel: A Podcast History of the Late Middle Ages

This is one of those episodes that creates a benchmark for all the military leaders to come after it. And Roger sets a high benchmark in what amounts to the Thermopylae of the Norman Conquest of Sicily. However, we remember such battles not only for their brilliant military acumen or displays of courage and daring, but for their enduring impacts on the places they occur in, as well as — and arguably most importantly — the people and events they leave in their wake. The Battle of Cerami is one of those battles that show that battles are about far more than merely the fighting.

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