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Theudebert I had found himself embroiled in …
Years: 538 - 538
July
Theudebert I had found himself embroiled in the Gothic War after relations between the Frankish kings had settled down.
Justinian sees Theudebert as an ideal ally: Austrasian lands flank the Ostrogoths in northern Italy.
The emperor has paid Theudebert handsomely for his assistance, but Theudebert proves an untrustworthy ally.
The Frankish armies see the Italian conflict as an opportunity for plunder and a chance to exert their own claims to northern Italy.
In summer 538, King Theudebert I sends a small Frankish force across the Alps, and separately defeats both the Goths and imperial forces at the River Po.
Belisarius retreats to Tuscany.
Locations
People
- Belisarius
- John (nephew of Vitalian)
- Justinian I
- Narses
- Pope Vigilius
- Procopius
- Theudebert I
- Vitiges
Groups
- Franks
- Goths (East Germanic tribe)
- East, or Oriens, Praetorian prefecture of
- Ostrogoths, Italian Kingdom of the
- Reims, Frankish Kingdom of
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Justinian dynasty
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- Environment
- Labor and Service
- Conflict
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- Faith
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Years: 538 - 538
July
Locations
People
- Belisarius
- John (nephew of Vitalian)
- Justinian I
- Narses
- Pope Vigilius
- Procopius
- Theudebert I
- Vitiges
Groups
- Franks
- Goths (East Germanic tribe)
- East, or Oriens, Praetorian prefecture of
- Ostrogoths, Italian Kingdom of the
- Reims, Frankish Kingdom of
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Justinian dynasty
Topics
Commodoties
Subjects
- Commerce
- Engineering
- Environment
- Labor and Service
- Conflict
- Mayhem
- Faith
- Government
- Technology
- Movements
Regions
Subregions