Sack of Rome may refer to:

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Sack of Rome (390 BC) The First sack of Rome was the consequence of the victory of the Senones, Senone Gauls led by Brennus (4th century BC), Brennus over the Roman troops during the Battle of the Allia, a military success allowing them to invest the city and demand ...

following the Battle of the Allia, by Brennus, king of the Senone Gauls *

Sack of Rome (410) The sack of Rome on 24 August 410 AD was undertaken by the Visigoths led by their king, Alaric. At that time, Rome was no longer the administrative capital of the Western Roman Empire, having been replaced in that position first by Mediolanum ...

, by the Visigoths under Alaric I *

Sack of Rome (455) The sack of Rome in 455 was carried out by the Vandals led by their king Gaiseric. A peace treaty between the Western Roman Empire and Vandal Kingdom included a marriage of state between the daughter of Roman Emperor Valentinian III and the s ...

, by the Vandals under Gaiseric *

Siege of Rome (472) The siege of Rome was fought between supporters of the Western Roman general Ricimer and the Western Roman emperor Anthemius. Ricimer had previously established Anthemius as emperor, but later fell out with his nominee and attacked Rome. With t ...

, by the Western Roman general Ricimer *

Sack of Rome (546) The sack of Rome in 546 was carried out by the Gothic king Totila during the Gothic War of 535–554 between the Ostrogoths and the Eastern Roman Empire. Totila was based at Tivoli and, in pursuit of his quest to reconquer the region of Lati ...

, by the Ostrogoths under King Totila *

Siege of Rome (549–550) The city of Rome was besieged in AD 549–550 by the Ostrogoths, led by Totila, during a campaign to recapture Italy from the Byzantine Empire. After Totila imposed a blockade, soldiers from the city's garrison opened the gates to the Ostro ...

, also by Totila *

Sack of Rome (846) The Arab raid against Rome took place in 846. Arab raiders plundered the outskirts of the city of Rome, sacking the basilicas of Old St Peter's and St Paul's-Outside-the-Walls, but were prevented from entering the city itself by the Aurelian Wal ...

, by the Arabs *

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 Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV in June 1083. He he ...

, by the adventurer Robert Guiscard's Normans *

Sack of Rome (1527) The Sack of Rome, then part of the Papal States, followed the capture of Rome on 6 May 1527 by the mutiny, mutinous troops of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, during the War of the League of Cognac. Charles V only intended to threaten military ...

, by mercenary troops of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V

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* ''The Sack of Rome'', a 1920 Italian film depicting the 1527 event *''The Sack of Rome: How a Beautiful European Country with a Fabled History and a Storied Culture Was Taken Over by a Man Named Silvio Berlusconi'', a book by

Alexander Stille Alexander Stille (born January 1, 1957, in New York City) is an American author and journalist. Early life and education He is the son of Elizabeth and Michael U. Stille. Michael was a Russian-born journalist who was the longtime American corr ...

*, an essay by Andre Chastel *"Sack of Rome", a chess tournament victory by

Sofia Polgar Sofia Polgar (, , ; born November 2, 1974) is a Hungarian and Israeli chess player, teacher, and artist. She holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). A former chess prodigy, she is the middle sister of two ...

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