350 Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaimed himself Roman Emperor, entering Rome at the head of a group of gladiators.
1083 Henry IV of Germany stormed Rome, capturing St Peter's Cathedral.
1098 First Crusade: Antioch fell to the crusaders after an eight-month siege.
1162 Thomas À Becket consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury.
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