Gothic War (Italy)

Timeline

1. 535–536Sicily · SicilyJustinian, citing internal strife in the Ostrogothic Kingdom, ordered Belisarius to sail from Constantinople with a fleet, first taking Sicily and then advancing north into mainland Italy, opening nearly twenty years of conquest.
2. 536–552Rome · LazioAfter recovering Rome, Eastern Roman forces faced prolonged Ostrogothic sieges and repeated contests; Ostrogothic rulers such as Vitiges and Totila mounted stubborn resistance, and cities of central Italy were repeatedly ravaged, resulting in a war of attrition.
3. 552–554Southern Italy · CampaniaAfter defeating Totila at Taginae, Narses mopped up remaining Ostrogothic forces between 552 and 554; the last king Teia was defeated at Mons Lactarius, the Ostrogothic Kingdom perished, and Italy was incorporated into the Eastern Roman provincial system.