The monk Arnold Amalric, appointed as papal Legate at the head of the Catholic crusaders, showed no mercy.
Meanwhile, Nicholas II sent Peter Damian and
Bishop Anselm of Lucca as Legates to Milan, to resolve the conflict between the Patarenes and the archbishop and clergy.
When Richard became king in 1189, Longchamp paid £3,000 for the office of Chancellor, and was soon named to the see, or bishopric,
of Ely and appointed Legate by the pope.
When Spartacus and his followers, who for unclear reasons had retreated to the south of Italy, moved northward again in early 71 BC,
Crassus deployed six of his legions on the borders of the region and detached his Legate Mummius with two legions to maneuver behind Spartacus.