Nevertheless, the Latin element began to prevail, as Lombards and other Italians flocked to the island in the wake of the conquest, and the conquest of Sicily proved decisive in the steady decline of Muslim power in the western Mediterranean from this time.
Siiski hakkas ladina element valdavaks muutuma, kui langobardid ja teised itaallased vallutajate kiiluvees saarele tulid, ja Sitsiilia vallutamine osutus otsustavaks moslemite võimu pidevas kahanemises Vahemere lääneosas sel ajal.