The succession of militarily distinguished governors who were subsequently appointed suggests that enemies of Rome were posing a difficult challenge, and Lucius Alfenus Senecio's report to Rome in 207 describes barbarians " rebelling, over-running the land, taking loot and creating destruction ".

Virtually every family in Rome lost a member or members in the swath of destruction brought down on them by Hannibal and his Carthaginian armies.

Irenaeus climaxes with the destruction of all kingdoms at the Second Advent, when Christ, the prophesied " stone ," cut out of the mountain without hands, smites the image after Rome ’ s division.

Until 2009, the earliest preserved representation of the menorah of the Temple was depicted in a frieze on the Arch of Titus, commemorating his triumphal parade in Rome following the destruction of Jerusalem in the year 70.

However, John A. T. Robinson and other scholars argued for a much earlier dating, based on the fact that the New Testament writings make no mention of ( 1 ) the Great Fire of Rome ( A. D. 64 ), one of the most destructive fires in Roman history, which Emperor Nero blamed on the Christians, and led to the first major persecution of believers ; ( 2 ) the final years and deaths of Paul, who wrote most of the epistles, Peter, whom Catholics recognize as the first pope, and the other apostles ; ( 3 ) Nero's suicide ( A. D. 68 ); or ( 4 ) the total destruction of the temple in Jerusalem ( A. D. 70 ), which Robinson thought should certainly have appeared, considering the importance of that event for Jews and Christians of that time.

John convened a synod, and Formosus was ordered to return or be excommunicated on charges that he had aspired to the Bulgarian Archbishopric and the Holy See ; had opposed the emperor and had deserted his diocese without papal permission ; had despoiled the cloisters in Rome ; had performed the divine service in spite of the interdict ; and had " conspired with certain iniquitous men and women for the destruction of the papal see ".

He defeated the usurpers Magnus Maximus and Eugenius and fostered the destruction of some prominent pagan temples: the Serapeum in Alexandria, the Temple of Apollo in Delphi, and the Vestal Virgins in Rome.

" However, a famine broke out and Rome was unwilling to supply them with either the food they were promised or the land ; open revolt ensued leading to 6 years of plundering and destruction throughout the Balkans, the death of a Roman Emperor and the destruction of an entire Roman army.

The Vandals, an ancient Germanic people, are associated with senseless destruction as a result of their sack of Rome under King Genseric in 455.

During the Enlightenment, Rome was idealized, while the Goths and Vandals were blamed for its destruction.

The Colline Gate was one of the entrances into Rome through the Servian Walls ; Crassus and his troops ensured Sulla's victory, including destruction of the surviving Samnite troops and any other military opposition.

Crassus was honored only with an ovation ( less than a triumph ), even though the danger to Rome and the destruction to Roman lives and property merited much more.

The highest Roman dam was the Subiaco Dam near Rome ; its record height of remained unsurpassed until its accidental destruction in 1305.

The war was a much smaller engagement than the two previous Punic Wars and focused mainly on the Siege of Carthage, which resulted in the complete destruction of the city, the annexation of all remaining Carthaginian territory by Rome, and the death or enslavement of the entire Carthaginian population.

The citizens of the city of Capua appeal to Rome for help in settling their internal quarrels and to save their city from destruction from the Samnites.

Following the destruction of the Temple, Rome governed Judea through a Procurator at Caesarea and a Jewish Patriarch and levied the Fiscus Judaicus.

When after the consistory in Rome, the new cardinal tried to return to Bologna, an unrelated socialist, anti-monarchic and anti-Catholic uprising began to take place in Central Italy, accompanied by a general strike, the looting and destruction of churches, telephone connections and railway buildings and a proclamation of a secular republic.

He famously described Rome as " urbem venalem et mature perituram, si emptorem invenerit " (" a city for sale and doomed to quick destruction, if it should find a buyer ," Sallust, Jug.

As Paul K. Davis writes, " The defeat and consequent destruction of the Lombard monarchy rid Rome of its most persistent threat to papal security, laying the groundwork for the Holy Roman Empire.

This conviction and affiliation led to their ultimate near destruction and total subjugation by Rome.

On 15 July 1823 a fire, started through the negligence of a workman who was repairing the lead of the roof, resulted in the almost total destruction of the basilica which, alone of all the churches of Rome, had preserved its primitive character for 1435 years.

Rome later returned to symbolically destroy Corinth in 146 BC in the Fourth Macedonian War, in a manner reminiscent of their destruction of the defanged Carthage in the Third Punic War.

A firm adherent of the Church of Rome, Sigismund was successful in obtaining aid from Pope Martin V, who issued a bill on 17 March 1420 which proclaimed a crusade “ for the destruction of the John Wycliffe, Hussites and all other heretics in Bohemia ".

In the consequent religious struggles many works of art were destroyed, and there was also iconoclasm, or destruction of images, often by force, in all Protestant regions.

This situation changed drastically, however, mainly as the result of the destruction of the Jewish commonwealth and the Second Temple in the year 70 CE and the consequent upheaval of Jewish social and legal norms.

The Omani invasion began a period of political instability and a quick succession of outside rulers took power with consequent destruction.

The consequent destruction of wildlife habitat has prompted the creation of conservation groups in other countries, some founded by local hunters who have witnessed declining wildlife populations first hand.

Volcanoes can cause widespread destruction and consequent disaster in several ways.

The geologic history of the Scioto River is tied to the destruction of the Teays River network during the Ice Ages and consequent creation of the Ohio River.

During this long period he was called upon to conduct the delicate negotiations connected with the Franco-German War, the occupation of Rome by the Italians, and the consequent destruction of the temporal power of the Pope, the Law of Guarantees and the visits of Victor Emmanuel II to Vienna and Berlin.

Chlorine concentrations build up during the polar winter, and the consequent ozone destruction is greatest when the sunlight returns in spring.

The final destruction of the dam is noted in the Qur ' an and the consequent failure of the irrigation system provoked the migration of up to 50, 000 people.

It does not appear that Metapontum took any part in the war between Crotona and Sybaris, which ended in the destruction of the latter city ; but its name is frequently mentioned in connection with the changes introduced by Pythagoras, and the troubles consequent upon them.

The destruction of Ein al Zeitun and the consequent massacre terrified the Arabs of Safed and probably contributed to their flight in the coming days.

In 2007, the destruction of the Marmot Dam on the Sandy River was the first dam removal in the system.

The removal or destruction of areas of forest cover has resulted in a degraded environment with reduced biodiversity.

Since the tropical rainforests are the most diverse ecosystems on Earth and about 80 % of the world's known biodiversity could be found in tropical rainforests, removal or destruction of significant areas of forest cover has resulted in a degraded environment with reduced biodiversity.

Broadly it deals with protecting specific chunks of data, both physically ( i. e., from corruption, or destruction, or removal ; e. g., see Physical security ), or the interpretation of them, or parts of them to meaningful information ( e. g., by looking at the strings of bits that they comprise, concluding specific valid credit-card numbers ; e. g., see Data encryption ).

In the paper, Mulvey calls for a destruction of modern film structure as the only way to free women from their sexual objectification in film, arguing for a removal of the voyeurism encoded into film by creating distance between the male spectator and the female character.

After the end of the Gulf War and after the Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait, the sanctions were linked to removal of weapons of mass destruction by Resolution 687.

The Resolution calls for the destruction or removal of all of Iraq's chemical and biological weapons, all stocks of agents and components, and all research, development, support and manufacturing facilities for ballistic missiles with a range greater than 150 km and production facilities ; and for an end to its support for international terrorism.

* Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin begins removal of the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon in Athens where they are at risk of destruction during the Ottoman occupation of Greece.

" which it based on " the many reports describing the policy and practices conducted in the former Yugoslavia, ' ethnic cleansing ' has been carried out by means of murder, torture, arbitrary arrest and detention, extra-judicial executions, rape and sexual assaults, confinement of civilian population in ghetto areas, forcible removal, displacement and deportation of civilian population, deliberate military attacks or threats of attacks on civilians and civilian areas, and wanton destruction of property.

In March 2007, it was noted that the destruction of the Western Line railway base found below the floor of the Taipei Main Station and built in 1893 by Qing Empire-appointed Governor of Taiwan Province Liu Mingchuan was part of the government's call for desinicization through removal of the Chinese site.

The removal of the crown to Aachen was significant, since it allowed its survival from the ravages of the later English Civil War which involved the destruction of all the main English Crown Jewels.

We are informed that Fordun's patriotic zeal was roused by the removal or destruction of many national records by Edward III of England and that he travelled in England and Ireland, collecting material for his history.

They are charged with service of process ; the destruction of unlicensed or dangerous dogs or wolf-hybrids, and of injured deer ; removal of disorderly people from town meetings ; collection of taxes, when no tax collector is elected ; and other duties.

The removal of the cerebellum affected the animal's equilibrium and motor coordination, while the destruction of the brainstem ( medulla oblongata ) caused death.

The resolution also called for the destruction, or removal of all chemical and biological weapons, all stocks of agents and components, all research, development, support and manufacturing facilities for ballistic missiles with a range greater than 150 km and related repair and production facilities, recognize Kuwait, account for missing Kuwaitis, return Kuwaiti property and end its support for international terrorism.

Treatment options for high-grade dysplasia include surgical removal of the esophagus ( esophagectomy ) or endoscopic treatments such as endoscopic mucosal resection or ablation ( destruction ).

* At public libraries or bookstores: rejection, removal or destruction of books ( e. g. Jenny lives with Eric and Martin ), films, and posters with homosexual themes ;

With the bridge back in Italian hands, the first unit from 5th Infantry Division the Royal Scots Fusiliers arrived at the bridge at 16: 15 and mounted a successful counter-attack, which had been made possible by the prior removal of demolition charges from the bridge, preventing its destruction by the Italians.

Rumors of affairs, of " weapons of mass destruction " and their alleged removal to other countries " John Kerry is French ," Obama is a Muslim, John McCain had an illegitimate black child Obama's healthcare plan would legalize " death panels ," Shirley Sherrod is a racist -- all of these involve statements whose veracity is in question or are simply false.

This means completely disarming the German Army and people ( including the removal or destruction of all war material ), the total destruction of the whole German armament industry, and the removal or destruction of other key industries which are basic to military strength.