Ducas and the Romans - A History of Apulia

After the count of andrea was killed in a skirmish, the mood in apulia changed. Monte peloso, gravina, monopoli were all taken. The imperial coalition began to come apart. John ducas though that things were approaching their end game. In spring 11 56, news came that roger's son, the new norman king, william, was preparing his army. Byzantines had to capture brindece, the last major port on the east coast,. if they stood a chance of holding out against him.