Battle of Mons Lactarius

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The Battle of Mons Lactarius was a decisive 6th-century clash in Italy in which Byzantine forces under Narses defeated the Ostrogoths, effectively ending Gothic resistance and securing Justinian I’s reconquest of the peninsula.

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Battle of Mons Lactarius canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
historical event
associatedWith Justinian I
surface form: Emperor Justinian I
belligerent Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire
surface form: Eastern Roman Empire

Ostrogothic Kingdom
combatant1 forces of Narses
combatant2 Ostrogothic forces
commander Narses
Teia
Totila
conflict Byzantine–Ostrogothic conflicts
surface form: Gothic War (535–554)
date 552
553
era 6th century
followedBy Byzantine consolidation of Italy
historicalPeriod Late Antiquity
killedInAction Teia
Totila
location Campania
Italy
Mons Lactarius
near Mount Vesuvius
opponentOf Byzantium
surface form: Byzantines

Goths
surface form: Ostrogoths
partOf Justinianic reconquests
surface form: Justinianic reconquest of Italy
precededBy Battle of Taginae
result Byzantine victory
consolidation of Justinian I’s control over Italy
decisive defeat of the Ostrogoths
end of major Ostrogothic resistance in Italy
significance decisive engagement of the Gothic War
secured Justinian I’s reconquest of the Italian peninsula
theater Italian Peninsula

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Justinianic reconquests significantBattle Battle of Mons Lactarius
Narses notableWork Battle of Mons Lactarius
Teia battle Battle of Mons Lactarius
Teia deathEvent Battle of Mons Lactarius