Totila
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Totila was a 6th-century king of the Ostrogoths best known for his dynamic military leadership and central role in the later stages of the Gothic War against the Byzantine Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Totila canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ostrogothic king
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ military leader ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Baduila
ⓘ
Totilas ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Justinianic reconquests
ⓘ
surface form:
Justinianic reconquest of Italy
|
| captured |
Milan
ⓘ
Naples ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| conflict |
Byzantine–Ostrogothic conflicts
ⓘ
surface form:
Gothic War (535–554)
|
| conflictAtDeath | Battle of Taginae ⓘ |
| countryOfRule | Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 552 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Busta Gallorum
ⓘ
near Taginae ⓘ |
| era | 6th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Goths
ⓘ
surface form:
Ostrogoths
|
| historicalPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Italian Peninsula ⓘ |
| house |
Amal dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Amal dynasty (traditionally associated)
|
| knownFor |
attempts at conciliating the Italian population
ⓘ
energetic and mobile style of warfare ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Gothic
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in battle ⓘ |
| militaryTactic | guerrilla-style maneuver warfare against larger Byzantine forces ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
second capture of Rome in 549
ⓘ
siege and capture of Rome in 546 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership in the later stages of the Gothic War
ⓘ
recapture of much of Italy from the Byzantines ⓘ |
| opponent |
Belisarius
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ Justinian I ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Justinian I
Narses ⓘ |
| policy |
lenient treatment of Italian landowners who submitted
ⓘ
restoration of agriculture and population in war-torn areas ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Theoderic the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
King of the Ostrogoths
|
| predecessor |
Eraric
ⓘ
Ildibad ⓘ |
| recapturedFrom | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 552 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 541 ⓘ |
| religion |
Arianism
ⓘ
surface form:
Arian Christianity
|
| source |
Procopius
ⓘ
surface form:
Procopius of Caesarea
|
| successor | Teia ⓘ |
| territoryRuled | Italy ⓘ |
| title |
Rex Ostrogothorum
ⓘ
surface form:
Rex Gothorum (King of the Goths)
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.