Byzantine–Ostrogothic conflicts
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The Byzantine–Ostrogothic conflicts were a series of wars in the 6th century between the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire and the Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy, culminating in the Byzantine reconquest of the Italian peninsula.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gothic War (535–554) | 11 |
| Byzantine–Ostrogothic War | 1 |
| Roman–Gothic Wars | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Eastern Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ostrogothic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerentCommander |
Belisarius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Justinian I NERFINISHED ⓘ Narses NERFINISHED ⓘ Teia NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodahad NERFINISHED ⓘ Totila NERFINISHED ⓘ Witiges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
Byzantine attempt to restore direct imperial rule in Italy
ⓘ
Justinian I's policy of renovatio imperii ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Ostrogothic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endYearApprox | 554 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Gothic War (535–554)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vandalic War (contextual prelude) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| involvedReligion |
Arian Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chalcedonian Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| ledTo |
population decline in Italy
ⓘ
severe devastation of the Italian countryside ⓘ weakening of Byzantine control in Italy before Lombard invasion ⓘ |
| mainTheater |
Dalmatia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Theodoric's Ostrogothic successors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Justinianic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | transition from Ostrogothic to Byzantine rule in Italy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ostrogothic rule in Italy ⓘ |
| region |
Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Mediterranean ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Fall of the Western Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lombard invasion of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Byzantine reconquest of Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
destruction of the Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ |
| significantBattle |
Battle of Mons Lactarius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Taginae NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Ravenna (539–540) NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Rome (537–538) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startCentury | 6th century ⓘ |
| startYearApprox | 535 ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Gothic War (535–554)
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Gothic War (535–554)
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Gothic War (535–554)
this entity surface form:
Gothic War (535–554)
this entity surface form:
Gothic War (535–554)
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Gothic War (535–554)
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Gothic War (535–554)
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Gothic War (535–554)
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Roman–Gothic Wars
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Gothic War (535–554)
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Gothic War (535–554)
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Byzantine–Ostrogothic War