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Belisarius Recaptures Rome
In 536 CE, the Byzantine general Belisarius entered Rome after exploiting internal strife in the Ostrogothic Kingdom, recapturing the city some sixty…
Timeline
- 536Naples · CampaniaAfter capturing Sicily, Belisarius continued northward, taking Naples and other places, cutting off Ostrogothic strongholds in southern Italy and preparing the assault on Rome.
- 536Rome · LazioAfter the assassination of the Ostrogothic regent Amalasuntha, Italy was in turmoil; the Roman garrison and citizens welcomed Belisarius into the city, and the Empire reestablished its authority in the Eternal City, shaking the entire Western Christian world.
Sources
- Procopius, History of the Wars, Book V (Gothic War) — Procopius of Caesarea https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Procopius/home.html