Siege of Rome

The Walls and Gates of Rome in the 6th century, incl. the Gothic camps from the Siege of Rome 537-538

Une des illustrations du tome 1 de l'ouvrage Dictionnaire populaire illustré d'histoire, de géographie, de biographie, de technologie, de mythologie, d'antiquités, des beaux-arts et de littérature, rédigé et édité par Edmond Alonnier & Joseph Décembre

Tancredi Scarpelli - Byzantine General Belisarius conquering Rome in 536

Vitige, king of the Goths, besieging the mausoleum of Hadrian in Rome in 537 (Lodovico Pogliaghi)
Historical Overview
Belisarius defended Rome for over a year with only 5,000 men against a massive force of Ostrogoths under Vitiges.
Quick Facts
Byzantine Empire
- Commander: Belisar
- Strength: ca. 5.000 Mann
- Casualties: Moderat
Ostrogothic Kingdom
- Commander: Witichis
- Strength: ca. 45.000 Mann
- Casualties: Extrem hoch (Seuchen & Kampf)
Strategic Context
Securing control over the symbolic heart of the empire during the Gothic War.
Conflict / War
Justinian's Reconquest
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