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Topic: Jumonville Glen, Battle of

Rothari’s quick conquests have left Constantinople with …

Years: 645 - 645

Rothari’s quick conquests have left Constantinople with only the Ravennan marshes in northern Italy.

The exarch of Ravenna, Plato, tries to regain some territory by invading the southern Po Valley, but his army is defeated by Rothari on the banks of the Scultenna (the Panaro) near Modena, with the loss of eight thousand men, in 645.

However, …