While returning to Greece after suppressing the Alexios-backed revolt in Italy and driving the German Emperor out, Robert Guiscard carried out a brutal three-day sack of Rome in which he set fire to the city and gutted most of its ancient buildings. Brownworth presents this as evidence of the destructive power Alexios had to contend with.
Also known as: Rome by Robert Guiscard
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Episode 14 (2 mentions)
While returning to Greece after suppressing the Alexios-backed revolt in Italy and driving the German Emperor out, Robert Guiscard carried out a brutal three-day sack of Rome in which he set fire to the city and gutted most of its ancient buildings. Brownworth presents this as evidence of the destructive power Alexios had to contend with.
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