During which period did Taranto become the capital of the Principality of Taranto?
Roman period
Norman period
Byzantine period
Ottoman period
Answer
During the Norman period, Taranto became the capital of the Principality of Taranto, which covered almost all of the heel of Apulia. The Normans were a Viking group who settled in Northern France and then expanded south.
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