Hispania descended into civil war in the 8th century as rival Visigothic factions fought for control of the throne.

Many people in important positions were either killed or brainburned, and for a long time there was chaos in the city as various factions fought for control.

Cagliari slowly declined thereafter, as various factions fought for the control of Benedetta.

Murder and mayhem were routine as warring factions fought for control of the piers and access to their lucrative cargoes.

The deaths caused a sustained power vacuum within Melbourne's criminal community, as various factions fought for control and influence.

Unrest followed for the next several decades, as different factions fought for control of Mexico.

And it stained the period after his sudden death from a heart attack in November 1987, as black factions fought over which black could win this year.

Bimbia had been in a state of almost perpetual war since its height in the early 19th century, as rival factions fought for favour with European traders.

There is however some evidence of social unrest, possibly the result of climatic changes as factions fought for control over scarce resources.

He belly-crawled across the frozen stone as the factions fought above his head, scarcely able to believe that he'd been spared.