The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Organization
Leonine City (Vatican Walls)
Also known as Vatican enclosure, Leonine walls
- Organization
A defensive circuit of walls and towers enclosing the Vatican suburb, constructed under Pope Leo IV with a penitential dedication ceremony involving the barefoot bishop and clergy in sackcloth and ashes.
- Type
- Organization
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 241
- Books
- 1
History
BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
A defensive circuit of walls and towers enclosing the Vatican suburb, constructed under Pope Leo IV with a penitential dedication ceremony involving the barefoot bishop and clergy in sackcloth and ashes.
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