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540 in Roman Empire

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Capture of Ravenna

Belisarius, Flavius · Ravenna · General · Warfare / Roman Empire-Ostrogoth War

Shortly before the taking of Ravenna, the Ostrogoths offered to make Belisarius the western emperor, Belisarius feigned acceptance and entered Ravenna via its sole point of entry, a causeway through the marshes, accompanied by a comitatus of bucellarii, his personal household regiment and proclaims the capture of Ravenna in the name of the Emperor Justinian. Captures the Ostrogoth capital of Ravenna, where the Goth king Witiges is captured

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