846 ⟶ Saracen Sack of Rome

11,000 Saracen Arab squadrons from Africa, with 500 horses, ...

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⚔️ Visigothic Sack of Rome

Rome ransacked by the Visigoths led by King Alaric.⟶

Roman EmpireVisigothsBarbarian InvasionsMilitary ConflictRaidsSack

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⚔️ Arab Fleet Raids the Tiber River

An Arab fleet sails up the Tiber.⟶

Military HistoryNaval WarfareIslamic ExpansionRaidsArab Caliphate

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⚔️ Aghlabid Conquest of Sicily and Raids on Southern Italy

902: Aghlabids established emirate (province) in Sicily and subsequently raids Southern Italy.⟶

Islamic ConquestsMilitary ExpansionMedieval WarfareRaids

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Tunisia

⚔️ Saracen Sack of Rome

11,000 Saracen Arab squadrons from Africa, with 500 horses, desecrate Christian shrines in Rome, including the tombs and basilicas of Sts. Peter and Paul.⟶

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🛡️ Construction of the Leonine Wall in Rome

852: The west bank of the Tiber is annexed into the city of Rome" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">Rome. A defensive wall, commissioned by Pope Leo IV, is built around what came to be called the Leonine City as a defensive response to the Saracen desecration of Rome" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">Rome in 846.⟶

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🛡️ Sack of Rome: Imperial Troops Overrun the City

Sack of Rome with Pope Clement VII escaping and the Swiss Guards defending the Vatican being killed. The sack of the city of Rome considered the end of the Italian Renaissance.⟶

RenaissanceMilitaryArt HistoryMilitary ConflictCatholicismHoly Roman EmpireImperialismSiegeReligious Conflict

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