Re: Re: Quick Sketch of Whitewall

From: Joerg Baumgartner <joe_at_...>
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 14:30:28 +0100 (CET)


Gianfranco Geroldi
>> Teja's defense of Monte Cassino (sp?) comes to mind
>> as semi-desirable.
>
> Montecassino is perfectly spelt, but who/when is Teja?

Last Ostrogoth king of Italy, hounded with his retainers up some mountain, then futilely attacked along a narrow passage. Heroic goths killing likewise heroic Byzantine allies (IIRC even Belisarius).

All this from memory of reading a shortened version of "A Battle For Rome" by Felix Dahn. Professional historians to the front...

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