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He dispatched an expedition under his brilliant general, Count Belisarius. In a remarkable display of military virtuosity, Belisarius, with just a few thousand men, captured Rome. Justinian ousted the old pope and installed Vigilius. Everything seemed to be going according to plan. Vigilius now regarded himself as the direct heir of St Peter. Justinian, Christ' s viceregent on earth, had little time for selfpromoting bishops. The two were on collision course. Vigilius tried to assert Rome' s authority. But he was ineffectual, pleasing nobody. Eventually, Justinian' s patience snapped. He kidnapped the Pope and sent him back to the East. As the Pope' s boat left the Tiber wharf, his reputation was in tatters. The crowd threw stones and yelled insults. Vigilius was even more humiliated in Constantinople. He called a council of bishops, but it descended into a brawl. Vigilius sought refuge in the palace church. He clung to the altar, but was dragged out by his beard and forced to sign a document recognising Justinian' s supremacy. |
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chá shì dīng ní dà dì wěi pài tā zuì jié chū de jiāng jūn bèi lì sà lǐ wū sī bó jué yuǎn zhēng, bèi lì sà lǐ wū sī jiāng jūn zài zhè cì yuǎn zhēng zhōng biǎo xiàn chū le fēi fán de jūn shì yǎn guāng, jǐn píng yī zhī zhǐ yǒu jǐ qiān rén de duì wǔ jiù zhēng fú le luó mǎ. chá shì dīng ní dà dì dāng jí fèi chù liǎo dàng shí de jiào huáng bìng rèn mìng wéi jí lǐ wèi xīn yī rèn jiào huáng. yī qiè dōu sì hū zhèng àn jì huà jìn xíng. zhè shí wéi jí lǐ yǐ jīng jiāng zì jǐ shì wéi shèng bǐ dé de zhí xì jì chéng rén. ér chá shì dīng ní dà dì, zì xǔ jī dū zhī zǐ, què shū yú zì wǒ tí shēng. yú shì tā men zhī jiān de máo dùn chǎn shēng le. wéi jí lǐ shì tú wéi hù luó mǎ de quán wēi. què méi yǒu rèn hé chéng xiào, méi yǒu rén duì cǐ gǎn dào mǎn yì. zuì hòu, chá shì dīng ní dà dì de nài xìng hào jìn. tā bǎ jiào huáng bǎng zǒu sòng wǎng luó mǎ yǐ dōng. dāng jiào huáng chéng zuò de chuán lí kāi tái bó hé àn shí, jiào huáng de míng shēng zǎo yǐ chòu bù kě wén le. rén men wǎng chuán shàng rēng shí tou dà shēng rǔ mà jiào huáng. jiào huáng wéi jí lǐ zài jūn shì tǎn dīng bǎo shòu dào le gèng duō de xiū rǔ. zài cǐ qī jiān, tā chuán huàn le yī míng jiào huáng gù wèn, shéi zhī què yǐn fā le yī chǎng zhēng dòu. wéi jí lǐ shì tú zǒu jìn gōng tíng jiào táng xún qiú bì hù, tā jǐn zhuāi zhù jì tán bù fàng, què bèi tuō zhe hú zǐ tuō chū le jiào táng, zhī hòu tā bèi pò qiān xià le yī fèn wén jiàn, chéng rèn le chá shì dīng ní dà dì duì luó mǎ de tǒng zhì dì wèi. |