Battle of Taginae
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The Battle of Taginae or Battle of Busta Gallorum took place in July 552 AD, where Byzantines led by Narses defeated the Ostrogoths under King Totila in the late stages of the Gothic War. The Byzantin
Totila by Francesco Salviati, c. 1549
Route of the Via Flaminia; the purple route indicates the Via Flaminia Nova. The orange route indicates the variant that crosses the central part of Marche and reaches the Adriatic Sea in Ancona.
Totila's death after the battle of Taginae by Hermann Knackfuß c. 1871
Byzantine general Narses over the defeated King of Ostrogoths Totila by Reinier van Persijn in 1655
Totila
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Totila, original name Baduila, was the penultimate King of the Ostrogoths, reigning from 541 to 552. A skilled military and political leader, Totila reversed the tide of the Gothic War, recovering by
Battle of Taginae
…The Battle of Taginae or Battle of Busta Gallorum took place in July 552 AD, where Byzantines led by Narses defeated the Ostrogoths (Goths) under King Totila in the late stages of the Gothic War (535–554). The Byzantine victory paved the way for the Byzantine reconquest of the Italian Peninsula and the…
A gold tremissis in the name of Justinian I, minted by Totila
decanummium coin of Baduila (Badvela Rex), issued AD 541–552
Totila razes the walls of Florence: illumination from the Chigi manuscript of Villani's Cronica