Totila, with five thousand men, scatters the …
Years: 542 - 542
February
Totila, with five thousand men, scatters the imperial forces near Faventia (modern Faenza) in spring 542, beginning the resurgence of Gothic resistance to the reconquest of Italy.
Locations
People
Groups
- Goths (East Germanic tribe)
- East, or Oriens, Praetorian prefecture of
- Italy, Praetorian prefecture of
- Ostrogoths, Italian Kingdom of the
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Justinian dynasty
Topics
- Migration Period
- Famines and plagues 400 to 800
- Migration Period Pessimum
- Gothic (Italian) War
- Extreme weather events of 535-536
- Plague of Justinian
- Faventia, Battle of
