Sack Of Thessalonica By The Normans - August 24 in History | This Day Story
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August 24, 1185
Sack of Thessalonica by the Normans.
Sack of Thessalonica (1185)
The sack of Thessalonica in 1185 by Normans of the Kingdom of Sicily was one of the worst disasters to befall the Byzantine Empire in the 12th century.