Context: During the Siege of Caffa, Jani Beg of the Golden Horde allegedly catapulted the corpses of troops who had died from the siege over the walls of the Genoese held city of Caffa.

This claim comes from Gabriele de’ Mussi, a writer who was not actually at the siege.

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    20 days ago

    oh we are off to a hot start