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The Garigliano victory that cost him a throne and freedom
A pope who led an allied army at Garigliano returns to Rome as a restored power - but his rise and coronation leave him exposed to the city's ruling family; what did it cost him?
The Garigliano victory that cost him a throne and freedom
In this episode, we trace the arc from a provincial deacon to the pope who rode at the head of a Christian coalition and crowned an emperor, then vanished into a cell beneath the Lateran Palace. How did a man who won a decisive victory and expanded Rome's reach end up imprisoned without charge?
Person: John the Tenth
Event: Garigliano campaign (915)
Date: Died…
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