Talk:Sack of Rome (846)

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This article was nominated for deletion on 2008-01-16. The result of the discussion was keep.

1 Column of Phocas image
2 The Use of the word 'Terror' - is it giving the wrong impression?
3 Leonine wall
4 Sack?

[edit] Column of Phocas image

The image is nice, but the forum wasn't destroyed in the sack of 846 (or at least, not uniquely). Is there a better image we could use? —Ryan McDaniel 21:28, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

Changed image to one more pertinent. Srnec 02:25, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! —Ryan McDaniel 14:36, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Use of the word 'Terror' - is it giving the wrong impression?

My view on this:

Funny that when Rome goes out and terrorizes another city/nation it is a 'conquest' and when the Muslims sack Rome it is terror... i recommend that this word not be used because of the incorecct connotations implied i.e that muslims are terrorists and always were ... the conquest of new lands was a reality of the middle ages, that was carried out by everyone and should be understood as such without adding any subjective inferences except in explicitly opinion based articles. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 203.81.222.5 (talk) 08:52, 28 December 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Leonine wall

I removed the image whose caption wrongly stated that it showed the Leonine wall (it actually just showed the Vatican city wall). The remnants of the Leonine wall can be found within the border of the Vatican. Gugganij 20:50, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sack?

I have never read nor heard anything of this supposed sack of Rome by the Saracens. It is not listed under any of the other Islam and Italy sections, nor is there any citations. As well, searching other encyclopedias, I have found no mention of this supposed sack. I believe this article to be false, and unless someone is prepared to show any evidence of this event, I propose and will move forward with it's deletion. Izzodinapoli (talk) 08:19, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

The article should be renamed to Attack or Invasion of Rome, Rome was never sacked by Saracens. The title is very misleading. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.228.125.210 (talk) 13:47, 6 April 2008 (UTC)