Byzantine–Ostrogothic conflicts

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war

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.

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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

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Pope Silverius associatedWith Byzantine–Ostrogothic conflicts
this entity surface form: Gothic War (535–554)
Battle of Mons Lactarius conflict Byzantine–Ostrogothic conflicts
this entity surface form: Gothic War (535–554)
Narses conflict Byzantine–Ostrogothic conflicts
Teia conflict Byzantine–Ostrogothic conflicts
this entity surface form: Gothic War (535–554)
Totila conflict Byzantine–Ostrogothic conflicts
this entity surface form: Gothic War (535–554)
Witiges conflict Byzantine–Ostrogothic conflicts
this entity surface form: Gothic War (535–554)
Siege of Rome (537–538) conflictIn Byzantine–Ostrogothic conflicts
this entity surface form: Gothic War (535–554)
Procopius describedEvent Byzantine–Ostrogothic conflicts
this entity surface form: Gothic War (535–554)
Lombard invasion of Italy follows Byzantine–Ostrogothic conflicts
this entity surface form: Gothic War (535–554)
Justinianic Wars hasPart Byzantine–Ostrogothic conflicts
this entity surface form: Gothic War (535–554)
Battle of Pollenza partOf Byzantine–Ostrogothic conflicts
this entity surface form: Roman–Gothic Wars
Lombard–Byzantine wars precededBy Byzantine–Ostrogothic conflicts
this entity surface form: Gothic War (535–554)
Byzantine–Visigothic conflicts relatedTo Byzantine–Ostrogothic conflicts
this entity surface form: Gothic War (535–554)
Byzantine–Visigothic conflicts relatedTo Byzantine–Ostrogothic conflicts
this entity surface form: Byzantine–Ostrogothic War