What am I looking out for on tattoo Tuesday?
March 10, 2015Today in 537 the first Siege of Rome and the start of the First Gothic War. Actually, Rome had been sacked by the Goths in 410.
No, not these Goths . . .
I’m talking about these Goths . . .
General Belisarius was appointed by Justinian I to take back Rome. He entered Italy from the east and rapidly took Sicily.
Map credit Cplakidas
Europe was a pretty disorganized place in those days after the fall of the Roman Empire. Here is a clever graphic depicting the changes in power.
It would not be Tuesday without a tattoo. Here’s a Gothic one . . .
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jakesprinter
March 11, 2015 at 8:48 am
Gunsmoke and Knitting 