568 ⟶ Lombards Invade Italy and Establish Kingdom

Lombards invade Italy and establish a federation of dukedoms...
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⚔️ Death of Roman General Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus

Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus, Roman general (b. 64 BC)⟶
Death of Roman General Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus (8)
Roman EmpireAncient romeMilitaryGeneralDeathAugustan Era
ItalyItaly

🛡️ Pliny the Younger Appointed Cavalry Commander

Pliny the Younger is sevir equitum Romanorum (commander of a cavalry squadron).⟶
Pliny the Younger Appointed Cavalry Commander (84)
Roman EmpireMilitaryAncient romeCavalryPliny the Younger
ItalyItaly

⚔️ Lombards Invade Italy and Establish Kingdom

Lombards invade Italy and establish a federation of dukedoms under a king.⟶
Lombards Invade Italy and Establish Kingdom (568)
LombardsInvasionMonarchyMilitaryPolitical Fragmentation
ItalyItaly

⚔️ William Iron Arm Arrives in Southern Italy

William Iron Arm ventures to the Mezzogiorno⟶
William Iron Arm Arrives in Southern Italy (1035)
NormansSouthern ItalyMiddle AgesConquestMilitary HistoryByzantine EmpireLombardsFeudalism
ItalyItaly

⚔️ Normans Defeat Papal and Lombard Forces at Civitate, Capture Pope Leo IX

the Norman commander Humphrey of Hauteville is victorious in the Battle of Civitate against the Lombards and the papal coalition led by Rudolf of Benevento; Pope Leo IX himself is captured by the Normans.⟶
Normans Defeat Papal and Lombard Forces at Civitate, Capture Pope Leo IX (1053)
NormansBattleMedieval WarfareCatholicismLombardsSouthern ItalyHoly Roman EmpireConquest
ItalyItaly