Rome by Matthew Kneale

7 out of 10

    ✘   [390 BC] After a diplomatic snafu with Latins, Senone Gallic tribe angrily marched on Rome.

    ✘   [410] Huns pushed Goths to seek refuge in Roman Empire.  Visigoths subsequently rebelled against taxes.

    ✘   [546] Western Roman Empire was dead.  Ostrogoths set up their own Italian kingdom.

    ✘   [1084] While rescuing a captured pope, Normans decided to pillage and burn Rome.

    ✘   [1529] The pope aligned against Spanish & HRE king.  Unpaid Hapsburg mercenaries took Rome as a prize.

    ✘   [1849] Italian nationalists threatened Papal States.  French Catholic armies hastily came to reinforce.

    ✘   [1943] Mussolini failed.  Nazi troops occupied Rome to keep away from Allies.

    ⌘   [today] Old buildings.  Occasional terrorist threats.