Gothic War (535–554)
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The Gothic War between the Eastern Roman Empire during the reign of Emperor Justinian I and the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy took place from 535 to 554 in the Italian Peninsula, Dalmatia, Sardinia, Si
The Porta Asinaria, through which the Byzantine army entered Rome
Belisarius attacking the Ostrogoths in Rome, 536, by Hermann Vogel
Witigis in the Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493
Belisarius refusing the crown of Italy offered by the Goths in 540
Siege of Auximus
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The siege of Auximus took place in 539 AD, where the Byzantines seized control of Auximus from Ostrogoths, during the Gothic War.
Mosaic, 6th century, depicting Belisarius, from the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy
Photo of modern-day Osimo, capturing the topography of the region
A coin depicting Theudebert I, the Frankish king who invaded Italy