As Italy turned into a battleground between foreign powers, Rome suddenly found itself in the crosshairs of a marauding horde.

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Thomas Cole, “Destruction” (1836), oil on canvas, at the New-York Historical Society, New York City, New York (image via Wikimedia) Why do we continue to be fascinated by the sacking of the city of ...

From Gauls to Goths to soldiers of the Holy Roman Empire, many outsiders have tried to destroy the Eternal City, with varying degrees of success. Maybe you've heard of the sack of Rome? Not a paper or ...

The Pope spoke to the recruits on the anniversary of the Sack of Rome, a battle in 1527 in which 147 Swiss Guards died defending Pope Clement VII from mutinous troops of the Holy Roman Empire. Pope ...