The Sack of Rome
ISBN: 9781599102092
Platform/Publisher: JSTOR / Italica Press, Inc.
Digital rights: Users: unlimited; Printing: chapter; Download: chapter
Subjects: Rome (Italy) -- History -- Siege 1527;

On May 5, 1527, Spanish, German, and Italian troops under the banner of the Holy Roman Emperor swarmed into Rome. Until December, when they were finally dispersed by plague, these troops plundered, tortured, raped, and murdered in the defenseless capital of Christendom. This eyewitness acount, translated here for the first time, offers an overview of the political and military situation in Italy that culminated in this catastrophic event that was to have a profound effect on Italian history. Illustrated, maps, introduction, glossary, afterword, bibliography.


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