Sack of Rome
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Sack of Rome — The city of Rome has been sacked on several occasions. Among the most famous:*Sack of Rome (387 BC) Rome is sacked by the Gauls after the Battle of the Allia *Sack of Rome (410) Rome is sacked by Alaric, King of the Visigoths *Sack of Rome (455)… … Wikipedia
Sack of Rome — (1527) The sack of Rome resulted from the rivalry between France and Spain over Northern Italy. In 1524, Pope Clement VII took sides on the issue by allying himself with Francis I of France and Venice. In 1525, however, Francis was captured in … Dictionary of Renaissance art
Sack of Rome (1527) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Sack of Rome caption= partof=the War of the League of Cognac date=May 6, 1527 place=Rome, Italy result=Decisive Imperial victory combatant1=Papal States combatant2=Holy Roman Empire, Spain commander1=Clement VII … Wikipedia
Sack of Rome (410) — The Sack of Rome occurred on August 24, 410. The city was attacked by the Visigoths, led by Alaric I. The Roman capital had been moved to the Italian city of Ravenna by the young emperor Honorius, after the Visigoths entered Italy.This was the… … Wikipedia
Sack of Rome (1084) — The Sack of Rome of May 1084 was a Norman sack, the result of the pope s call for aid from the duke of Apulia, Robert Guiscard. Pope Gregory VII was besieged in the Castel Sant Angelo by the Emperor Henry IV in June 1083. He held out and called… … Wikipedia
Sack of Rome (546) — The sack of Rome in 546 was carried out by the Gothic king Totila during the Gothic Wars. Towards the end of Totila was based at Tivoli and, in pursuit of his quest to conquer the region moved against Rome. The city s defenses held firm however,… … Wikipedia
Sack of Rome (455) — The second of three barbarian sacks of Rome, the sack of 455 was at the hands of the Vandals, then at war with the usurping Western Roman Emperor Petronius Maximus. In 455, the Vandal king Geiseric sailed his powerful fleet from the capital in… … Wikipedia
Sack of Rome (846) — One of many sacks of Rome, that of the year 846 was the only instance of Muslims sacking the capital of the Christian church.BackgroundDuring the 8th and 9th centuries, the Arabs (known by medieval Italians as the Saracens) had begun to expand… … Wikipedia
Rome — • The significance of Rome lies primarily in the fact that it is the city of the pope Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Rome Rome † … Catholic encyclopedia
Rome — /rohm/, n. 1. Harold (Jacob), born 1908, U.S. lyricist and composer. 2. Italian, Roma. a city in and the capital of Italy, in the central part, on the Tiber: ancient capital of the Roman Empire; site of Vatican City, seat of authority of the… … Universalium
