Medieval Bari: A Multiethnic City

Abstract

Since the Byzantine period, the city of Bari has been presenting a composite population formed by numerous ethnic groups coming from the Mediterranean basin. Enquires have been often and accurately done on the causes of the presence of these ethnic communities and they have been identified in: regional migrations, dominations and invasions, political-economic treaties. Moreover the composition of the different communities and their internal organization such as: Hebrew, inhabitants of Ravello, Venetians and Milanese people have been studied.