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Colophon: The Long Beards, (Latin Langobardi, later "Lombards") were a tribe of Germanic "barbarians" who settled in Northern Italy in the late 500s AD. They
by mnemonicsloth 16y ago
Colophon:
The Long Beards, (Latin Langobardi, later "Lombards") were a tribe of Germanic "barbarians" who settled in Northern Italy in the late 500s AD. They were primarily responsible for thwarting the Byzantine Emperor Justinian's campaign to reconquer Italy and re-establish the Western Empire.
http://historyofscience.com/G2I/timeline/images/alboin.jpg http://historyofscience.com/G2I/timeline/images/alboin.jpg
Today Lombardy is the most populous of Italy's 20 regions and Milan, the capital, is Italy's leading financial center.
- zeemonkee 16y agoThat's interesting; I didn't know the origin of "Lombard". Justinian's attempt to conquer Italy was one of the bloodiest periods of European history.