December 22, 2025Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau wearing his SCUBA gear in the 1956 French documentary film, “The Silent World.” Mediterranean Sea, 1955. [560×380]
December 22, 2025“He was a loathsome, gorilla-like thing, with abnormally long arms which I could not help calling fore legs…”
Leviton655 on December 22, 2025 1:18 am The Pope had allied with France, which was collaborating with the Turks; so the attack on Rome was completely justified in my books
TheHistoryMaster2520 on December 22, 2025 1:37 am Robert Guiscard and his band of Normans also sacked Rome in 1084 on behalf of the pope
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_of_Rome_(1527)
Sabaton fans know this event very well
Peak pre-jaw Spanish Hapsburg
The Pope had allied with France, which was collaborating with the Turks; so the attack on Rome was completely justified in my books
Robert Guiscard and his band of Normans also sacked Rome in 1084 on behalf of the pope