Around 841 , the Republic of Venice sent a fleet of 60 galleys ( each carrying 200 men ) to assist the Byzantines in driving the Arabs from Crotone , but it failed .
At a later date it became a part of the Byzantine Empire .
Around 841 , the Republic of Venice sent a fleet of 60 galleys ( each carrying 200 men ) to assist the Byzantine Empire in driving the Arabs from Crotone , but it failed .
At a later date it became a part of the Byzantine Empire .