The Norman kings of Africa
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Did Roger Seek Any Particular Justification for Em for His Expansionist Aims?
In the ten seventies, when roger the first is still busy conquering sicily, he's aptay invited to make an attack on mahdia. And so they go ahead and do it, and it's not very successful, in fact. So he's very wise not to have got involved. And that's very much the attitude early on for roger second as well,. His interest in expanding where he can, but i's very much opportunistic. But what happens is we start getting, in the 11 forties, a period of significant decline in power and authority for the zerid rulers of north africa. They actually look to the rulers of sicily
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