{"slug": "gothic-war-535554", "label": "Gothic War (535–554)", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_War_%28535%E2%80%93554%29", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q477973", "qid": "Q477973", "description": "535–554 war between the Byzantine Empire and the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy", "entries": 9, "years": 8, "span": [535, 562], "span_label": ["535 CE", "562 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 8}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "belisarius", "label": "Belisarius", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "ostrogoths", "label": "Ostrogoths", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "totila", "label": "Totila", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "byzantine-empire", "label": "Byzantine Empire", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "justinian-i", "label": "Justinian I", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "rome", "label": "Rome", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "isauria", "label": "Isauria", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "constantinople", "label": "Constantinople", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "italy", "label": "Italy", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "byzantine-emperor", "label": "Byzantine emperor", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "armenia", "label": "Armenia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "rimini", "label": "Rimini", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 535, "year_label": "535 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Gothic War: Emperor Justinian I appoints Belisarius commander-in-chief (stratēgos autokratōr), and sends a Byzantine expeditionary force of only 8,000 soldiers (half are heavy East Roman cavalry) to begin the reconquest of Italy.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1342880383#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "535", "revid": 1342880383, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 535, "year_label": "535 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "The death of Amalasuintha gives Byzantine Emperor Justinian I a pretext to invade Italy and begin the Gothic War.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1342880383#Europe", "title": "535", "revid": 1342880383, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 536, "year_label": "536 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Summer – Gothic War (535–554): Belisarius crosses the Strait of Messina and invades Italy. He conquers the city of Rhegium and advances to Naples.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362906459#Eastern_Roman_(\"Byzantine\")_Empire", "title": "536", "revid": 1362906459, "section": "Events › By place › Eastern Roman (\"Byzantine\") Empire"}}, {"year": 538, "year_label": "538 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Gothic War: Vitiges strengthens the garrisons of various towns and besieges Ariminum. Byzantine forces under the Armenian general Narses arrive at Picenum.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1351200776#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "538", "revid": 1351200776, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 542, "year_label": "542 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Spring – Battle of Faventia: King Totila scatters the Byzantine forces near Faventia (modern Faenza) with 5,000 men, beginning the resurgence of Gothic resistance to the reconquest of Italy.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340799594#Europe", "title": "542", "revid": 1340799594, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 544, "year_label": "544 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Gothic War: Emperor Justinian I sends Belisarius back to the Ostrogothic Kingdom (Italy) with an inadequate Byzantine expeditionary force (4,000 men and 200 ships).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1317382475#The_Mediterranean_World,_Europe,_and_the_Middle_East", "title": "544", "revid": 1317382475, "section": "Events › By place › The Mediterranean World, Europe, and the Middle East"}}, {"year": 547, "year_label": "547 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Gothic War: Belisarius recaptures Rome from the Ostrogoths, but his Italian campaign is unsuccessful (he is starved of supplies and reinforcements from Constantinople).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364909272#Europe", "title": "547", "revid": 1364909272, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 550, "year_label": "550 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January 16", "text": "January 16 – Gothic War: The Ostrogoths under king Totila recapture Rome after a long siege, by bribing the Isaurian garrison.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340799644#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "550", "revid": 1340799644, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 562, "year_label": "562 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The last Ostrogothic strongholds at Verona and Brixia are taken by the Byzantine Empire, ending the Gothic War.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364749268#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "562", "revid": 1364749268, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}]}