T he Vandals, a nomadic Germanic tribe, established a powerful kingdom in North Africa. Despite their infamous reputation due to the sack of Rome in 455 CE, which gave rise to the term ...
Over the course of the fourth through seventh centuries, Rome witnessed a succession of five significant political and military crises, including the Sack of Rome, the Vandal occupation, and the ...
Barbarian peoples—Swabians, Vandals, Alans, Visigoths ... culminating in the Goth invasion of Italy and the sack of Rome in 410. As Gothic hordes looted the capital that year, the Huns were ...
The Catholic Holy Year opens on Christmas Eve and will continue until Jan 6 2026. Catholics who come to Rome during the Jubilee can obtain special indulgences, or remission of their sins.
Activists inspired by Robin Hood have used glue to sabotage key boxes that provide access to short-term rental apartments in Rome, escalating their campaign against growing tourism. The anonymous ...