Rome's 546 AD Siege: Ostrogoths vs Byzantine Empire (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (17 Dec 2024) Today's historical events: Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoths under king Totila plunder the city, by bribing the Byzantine garrison. Romanos I Lekapenos is crowned co-emperor of the underage Constantine VII. Assassination of William I of Normandy. Sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud's armies in Delhi are defeated by Timur. Cologne War: Forces under Ernest of Bavaria defeat troops under Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg at the Siege of Godesberg. Go-Yōzei becomes Emperor of Japan. War of the Quadruple Alliance: Great Britain declares war on Spain. American Revolution: France formally recognizes the United States. Napoleonic Wars: France issues the Milan Decree, which confirms the Continental System. War of 1812: U.S. forces attack a Lenape village in the Battle of the Mississinewa. Simón Bolívar declares the independence of Gran Colombia in Angostura (now Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela). Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices