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Saturday, March 14, 2026

Collection of facts about the Gothic War

This post is a collection of facts about the Gothic War (535 - 554 AD). There are 7 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Byzantine Empire vs. Ostrogothic Kingdom
• Justinian's attempt to recover Western Roman Empire provinces
• Fall of Ravenna (Ostrogothic capital) in 540 AD
• Gothic revival led by Totila (541 - 553 AD)
• Byzantium repels Frank and Alamanni invasions in 554 AD
• Justinian established new Italian government in 554 AD
• Byzantium lost Italy after Lombard invasion in 568 AD