Caesar of Naples

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Cesare da Napoli, an engraving by Aliprando Caprioli

Caesar the Brave (Caesarius,

AD) of his father, Sergius I, and brother, Gregory III
.

In 846, he commanded the Neapolitan contingent in the

Saracens at Gaeta. In 849, he commanded the Neapolitans at the Battle of Ostia.[1]

In May 859, a massive joint expedition of

Michael the Archangel, whose cult was popular among the Lombards
. It is therefore significant to Erchempert (a Lombard) that the Lombard Lando should defeat a largely Greek army on such a day.

In 870 Caesar was imprisoned by his nephew,

Aghlabids, and he died in prison.[2]

Sources

Notes

  1. ^ Kreutz, p. 28
  2. ^ Kreutz, p. 73