His career is discussed by B von Kügler, "Bohemund und Tancred" (1862); while L von Heinemann, "Geschichte der Normannen in Sicilien und Unteritalien" (1894), and R. Röhricht, "Geschichte des ersten Kreuzzuges" (1901), and "Geschichte das Königreichs Jerusalem" (1898), may also be consulted for his history.
Bohemond se je nato s podporo Kapue uprl svojemu bratu Rogeriju in zavzel Orijo, Otranto in Taranto.