This place was the home of the historian Erchempert, as well as Leo Marsicanus, whose chronicle of events at this location was based on the writings of Amatus.
This place was the home of the historian Erchempert, as well as Leo Marsicanus, whose chronicle of events at this location was based on the writings of Amatus. After it was ransacked during a night raid led by the Duke Zotto, this place was restored by a man named Petronax, who is called its "second founder." Much later, this place was captured by Wladyslaw Anders, who commanded the II Corps, an army-in-exile during Operation Diadem. A prophecy that he would rule for ten years and then die was given to king Totila when he was rebuked while visiting this location. This location was the weak point of the Gustav Line after the flooding of the Rapido River, though Albert Kesselring initially agreed not to station troops at this place, which becamea battleground in 1944. The founder of this place came here from Subiaco along with his sister, St. Scholastica. For 10 points, name this monastery where a saint from Nursia wrote the Benedictine Rule.
This place was the home of the historian Erchempert, as well as Leo Marsicanus, whose chronicle of events at this location was based on the writings of Amatus.
Monte Cassino [or just  Cassino]