Daily Archives for 16 January 2015


January 16: The Ostrogoths Conquer Rome

On 16 January 545 CE, the Ostrogoths conquered Rome. In 545, Rome was in decline, the empire was divided, and it was losing power in all of the old territories that were once prosperous and mighty. Various factions that came from all directions threatened the empire. Many bloody and drawn out wars were fought to […]