A Daily Dose of History (02 Mar 2026)

Today's historical events:

Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoth army under king Vitiges begins the siege of the capital. Belisarius conducts a delaying action outside the Flaminian Gate; he and a detachment of his bucellarii are almost cut off. Louis V becomes the last Carolingian king of West Francia after the death of his father, Lothaire. Skanderbeg organizes a group of Albanian nobles to form the League of Lezhë. George of Poděbrady is chosen as the king of Bohemia. Burgundian Wars: The Old Swiss Confederacy hands Charles the Bold, Duke of...