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In 1527 the eternal city learned what happens when a leaderless, out-of-control army runs amok. It was not the metaphorical “fog of war” but actual fog that rolled up the Tiber River early on May 6, 1527, and it made all the difference. The assault on Rome’s massive walls by troops loyal to Charles V, …
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