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544 Deaths
__NOTOC__ Year 544 (Roman numerals, DXLIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 544 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Gothic War (535–554), Gothic War: Emperor Justinian I sends Belisarius back to the Ostrogothic Kingdom (Italy) with an inadequate Byzantine Empire, Byzantine expeditionary force (4,000 men and 200 ships).J. Norwich, ''A Short History of Byzantium'', p. 77 * Belisarius defeats the Goths, Gothic army under King Totila, who unsuccessfully Siege, besieges the city of Otranto (southern Italy). After their retreat, the Byzantine Greeks, Byzantines march towards Rome. * Justinian I issues a new edict Three-Chapter Controversy, condemning the Three Chapters. In Western Europe, Pope Vigilius refuses to acknowledge the imperial edict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otranto Dal Bastione Dei Pelasgi
Otranto (, , ; scn, label= Salentino, Oṭṛàntu; el, label=Griko, Δερεντό, Derentò; grc, Ὑδροῦς, translit=Hudroûs; la, Hydruntum) is a coastal town, port and ''comune'' in the province of Lecce ( Apulia, Italy), in a fertile region once famous for its breed of horses. It is located on the east coast of the Salento peninsula. The Strait of Otranto, to which the city gives its name, connects the Adriatic Sea with the Ionian Sea and separates Italy from Albania. The harbour is small and has little trade. The lighthouse ''Faro della Palascìa'', at approximately southeast of Otranto, marks the most easterly point of the Italian mainland. About south lies the promontory of Santa Maria di Leuca (so called since ancient times from its white cliffs, ''leukos'' being Greek for white), the southeastern extremity of Italy, the ancient ''Promontorium Iapygium'' or ''Sallentinum''. The district between this promontory and Otranto is thickly populated and very fert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
