RESTITVTORES VRBIS (526-565 A.D.) : LEGENDA IVSTINIANI MAGNI BELISARII NARSISQVE

RESTITVTORES VRBIS (526-565 A.D.) : LEGENDA IVSTINIANI MAGNI BELISARII NARSISQVE

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Athalaric, Theodoric's grandson and heir, was just ten years old when he became king. He died in 534 without defining a clear line of succession: the contrasts among the Ostrogoths over who should succeed Athalaric attracted the attention of Justinian, the Eastern Roman Emperor who in 527 had succeeded his uncle Justin. He thought the time had come to reunify the Roman empire under a sole emperor and a sole creed.

In 533 Justinian's general Belisarius conquered the Kingdom of the Vandals in Africa. From there Belisarius led a relatively small army into Sicily and, having easily conquered the island, he then landed in southern Italy. He captured Rome in 536 and managed to defend the city against the Goths, who on that occasion severely damaged the aqueducts. He then moved northwards and eventually in 540 he took Ravenna. Belisarius was then recalled to Constantinople by Justinian because of threats on the eastern border of the empire; when he returned to Italy in 544, the Ostrogoths had regrouped under the leadership of Totila, who had regained control of northern Italy and seized Rome. Belisarius retook Rome, but without enough troops and supplies he was unable to conclude the war. Justinian replaced him with Narses who eventually in 555 was able to defeat the Ostrogoths and to restore the imperial rule over the whole of Italy.

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