The patrician Eutychius, sent by Leo to…
728 CE
The patrician Eutychius, sent by Leo to take control of the situation in Italy, lands in Naples, where he calls upon loyal citizens to assassinate Pope Gregory II.
When the citizens respond by pledging to defend the Pope and to die in his defense, Eutychius turns his attention to the Lombards, offering King Liutprand and the Lombard dukes bribes if they will abandon Pope Gregory.
Despite all of this, according to Jeffrey Richards, Pope Gregory persists in his efforts to preserve imperial rule in Italy.
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Lombards (West Germanic tribe)
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Christianity, Chalcedonian
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Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
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Pentapolis, Duchy of the
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Rome, Duchy of
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Lombards (Italy), Kingdom of the
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Ravenna, Exarchate of
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Naples, Duchy of
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Roman Empire, Eastern: Isaurian dynasty
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