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Families have been battling for control of rome for almost two centurys, and the papacy is all that stands in their way. >> the lombards are one of the barbarian invaders of the italian peninsula. they seek to conquer rome and take over the territory that's being ruled by the papacy. >> during an easter procession, the lombards viciously attack pope leo iii. >> their faction wrestles him to the ground and cut off his tongue, but he lives through it. >> pope leo iii realizes that he needs protection and with no army of his own, he must make an alliance. he chooses the most powerful king in the ...

Papacy is all that stands in their way. >> the lombards are one of the barbarian invaders oth italian peninsula. they seek to conquer rome and take over the territory that's being ruled by the papacy. >> during an easter procession, the lombards viciously attack pope leo iii. >> their faction wrestles into the ground and cut off his tongue, but he lives through it. >> pope leo iii realizes that he needs protection and with no army of his own, he must make an appliance. -- alliance. he chooses the most powerful