Pope Gregory II, "the mouthy" has a lot to live up to in his namesake, and a lot of assassination attempts to see off.  In his episode, we discuss a significant Tiber flood, an unusually specific synod, the beginning of the Papal States, and the ICONOCLASM. We also ask the important question... who is messing in the olive groves?!

Show Notes: Map of Rome: https://theromanguy.com/wp-content/uploads/Hills-of-ROme-2.jpeg

Tonsure Image: https://humoncomics.com/art/monk-tonsure.png 

Papal Coat of Arms of Benedict XVI: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Coat_of_Arms_of_Benedictus_XVI.svg/240px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Benedictus_XVI.svg.png 

Lombard/Byzantine Italy:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liutprand,_King_of_the_Lombards#/media/File:Liutprand%27s_Italy.gif

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