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The tomb of the French composer Georges Bizet (1838-1875), Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris.

An 1875 photograph taken by Étienne Carjat of the French composer Georges Bizet (1838-1875).

The Battle of Rivoli (14–15 January 1797) was a decisive confrontation of the French Revolutionary Wars (1792–1802), fought near Rivoli Veronese in northern Italy. Facing the Austrian army under General...

Political map of Italy near the arrival of the Normans, who eventually conquered Southern Italy and Sicily, including the principalities of Salerno, Capua, and Benevento.

The Austrians charge against a line of French soldiers under General Claude Victor-Perrin at the Battle of Marengo (14 June 1800), by Benoit Perrier. Marengo Museum.

Count Roger I of Sicily at the Battle of Cerami, c. 1063, painting by Prosper Lafaye (1806-1883).

Archangel Michael appearing at the holy shrine of Monte Gargano in Italy, painting attributed to Cesare Nebbia (1536-1614). Photo by David Caster Vatican Museums.

Pandulf IV of Capua being imprisoned by Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (r. 1014-1024), illustration from Cod. Pal. germ. 149, Bl. 198v, c. 1450. Heidelberg University Library.

The abbey of Monte Casino, illustration by Francesco Cassiano De Silva from Giovanni Battista Pacichelli's Il regno di Napoli in prospettiva, Naples, 1703.

Castle of Melfi, an important Norman stronghold in Southern Italy.