546 CE

Medieval era · 546 CE

Sack of Rome

In 546, Rome was besieged for a year by the Gothic king Totila during the Gothic War between the Ostrogoths (Goths) and the Byzantine Empire.

Sack of Rome — Sack of Rome · Edward Stanford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

When: 546 CE
Where: Rome
Era: Medieval

Topics

Italy753 BCE – today

Before and after

Siege of Naples542 CE – 543 CE Battle of Sena Gallica551 CE Show on timeline

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