AD 537

1 record placed in AD 537; regions: Europe.

Placed in AD 537 by a source

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AD 537Placed in a yearEuropePolitics and institutions

Vitigis besieges Rome

The anonymous continuation reports that Vitigis assembled an army and besieged Rome.

Limits: Anonymous continuation. Rome explicitly establishes the European location. 'Tyrant' is the chronicler's characterization. The apparatus records a grammatical variant, exercitus for exercitu, without changing the reported siege.

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Source: Anonymous continuation of MarcellinusRead the source