DYK for Siege of Panormus
On 18 May 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Siege of Panormus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was … that Byzantine archers hoisted at the ships’ masts during the siege of Panormus were elevated above the city walls and caused its Gothic garrison to surrender? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Siege of Panormus. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here’s how, Siege of Panormus), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.
Cielquiparle (talk) 00:02, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
Your nomination of Sack of Rome (546) is under review
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DYK for Siege of Naples (542–543)
On 26 May 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Siege of Naples (542–543), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was … that Totila‘s actions during the siege of Naples fitted his general strategy of winning by being kind? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Siege of Naples (542–543). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here’s how, Siege of Naples (542–543)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.
— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
Your nomination of Battle of Taginae is under review
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DYK for Battle of Treviso
On 29 May 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Battle of Treviso, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was … that, following the Battle of Treviso, King Ildibad had Uraias murdered after Uraias’s wife insulted Ildibad’s wife in a bath house? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Treviso. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here’s how, Battle of Treviso), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.
— Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
Your nomination of Vitiges is under review
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For a review that went above and beyond.
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The Reviewer Barnstar | |
| For your thorough and genuinely helpful review of Printing press at GAN. The copyedits, the Further reading fix and the McLuhan correction went well beyond the minimum, and the article is better for it. Thank you. Metalicat (talk) 22:31, 31 May 2026 (UTC) |
DYK for Battle of Mucellium
On 2 June 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Battle of Mucellium, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was … that the death of a general’s bodyguard led to a decisive Byzantine defeat at the Battle of Mucellium even though they outnumbered the Ostrogoths? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Mucellium. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here’s how, Battle of Mucellium), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.
— Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:02, 2 June 2026 (UTC)
Your nomination of Battle of Mons Lactarius is under review
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May 2026 Military History Writing Contest
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| On behalf of the Wikiproject Military History coordinators, I am pleased to reward your outstanding performance – 7 articles and 41 points – and first place finish in the May 2026 military history writing contest with this award of the WikiChevrons. Congratulations, Donner60 (talk) 02:39, 3 June 2026 (UTC) |
Your nomination of Battle of Mons Lactarius has passed
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DYK for Sack of Rome (546)
On 7 June 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sack of Rome (546), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was … that a letter saved Rome from becoming a “sheep-pasture” in 546? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sack of Rome (546). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here’s how, Sack of Rome (546)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.
—TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 00:03, 7 June 2026 (UTC)
Your nomination of Battle of Sena Gallica (551) is under review
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Your nomination of Battle of Sebastopolis is under review
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Your nomination of 1987 Aegean crisis is under review
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Your nomination of Vitiges has passed
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Your nomination of Siege of Amida (502–503) is under review
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Your nomination of Yugoslav corn scandal is under review
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DYK for Siege of Urbinus
On 14 June 2026, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Siege of Urbinus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was … that Byzantine general Belisarius lost a significant part of his army over a disagreement with his military commanders but still was able to capture Urbinus without a fight? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Siege of Urbinus. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here’s how, Siege of Urbinus), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to nominate it.