Rome's 546 AD Siege: Ostrogoths vs Byzantine Empire (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (17 Dec 2024)

Today's historical events:

Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoths under king Totila plunder the city, by bribing the Byzantine garrison.

Romanos I Lekapenos is crowned co-emperor of the underage Constantine VII.

Assassination of William I of Normandy.

Sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud's armies in Delhi are defeated by Timur.

Cologne War: Forces under Ernest of Bavaria defeat troops under Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg at the Siege of Godesberg.

Go-Yōzei becomes Emperor of Japan.

War of the Quadruple Alliance: Great Britain declares war on Spain.

American Revolution…

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