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2nd March
Events Pre-1600 * 537 – Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoth army under king Vitiges begins the siege of the capital. Belisarius conducts a delaying action outside the Flaminian Gate; he and a detachment of his ''bucellarii'' are almost cut off. * 986 – Louis V becomes the last Carolingian king of West Francia after the death of his father, Lothaire. *1331 – Fall of Nicaea to the Ottoman Turks after a siege. *1444 – Skanderbeg organizes a group of Albanian nobles to form the League of Lezhë. *1458 – George of Poděbrady is chosen as the king of Bohemia. *1476 – Burgundian Wars: The Old Swiss Confederacy hands Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, a major defeat in the Battle of Grandson in Canton of Neuchâtel. *1484 – The College of Arms is formally incorporated by Royal Charter signed by King Richard III of England. *1498 – Vasco da Gama's fleet visits the Island of Mozambique. 1601–1900 *1657 – The Great Fire of Meireki begin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Rome (537–38)
Siege of Rome may refer to: * Siege of Rome (508 BC), by Lars Porsena, the Etruscan king of Clusium * Siege of Rome (408), see Sack of Rome (410) * Siege of Rome (409), see Sack of Rome (410) * Siege of Rome (472), by the Western Roman general Ricimer * Siege of Rome (537–538), by the Ostrogoths under Vitiges * Siege of Rome (546), by the Ostrogoths under Totila * Siege of Rome (549–550), by the Ostrogoths again under Totila * Siege of Rome (756), by the Lombards under Aistulf * Siege of Rome (1082–1084), by Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor * Siege of Rome (1849), by the French See also * Arab raid against Rome (846) * Capture of Rome (1870), by the Kingdom of Italy * Liberation of Rome (1944), by the Allies during World War II * Fall of Rome (other) * Sack of Rome (other) * Battle of Rome (other) * Battle for Rome (other) {{disambiguation Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |