Siege of Rome

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The city of Rome has been besieged on several occasions:

  • Sack of Rome (410) - Rome is besieged and sacked by Alaric, King of the Visigoths
  • Siege of Rome (537-538) - Belisarius defends the city against the Ostrogoths
  • Siege of Rome (546) - Rome is besieged, sacked and depopulated by Totila, King of the Ostrogoths, during the Gothic War
  • Siege of Rome (549-550) - Rome is besieged and captured by Totila, King of the Ostrogoths, during the Gothic War
  • Siege of Rome (756) - Rome is besieged by the Lombard prince Aistulf
  • The Capture of Rome by Italian forces in September 1870, ending the Risorgimento

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