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Roman Empire in 541

Historical records for Roman Empire in 541, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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541Capture of RomeFlavius Belisarius

Rome · Warfare / Roman Empire-Ostrogoth War

The Ostrogoths had elected Totila as their new leader and had mounted a vigorous campaign against the Romans, recapturing all of northern Italy and even driving the Romans out of Rome

541Invasion of ItalyFlavius Belisarius

Warfare / Roman Empire-Ostrogoth War

The Ostrogoths had elected Totila as their new leader and had mounted a vigorous campaign against the Romans, recapturing all of northern Italy and even driving the Romans out of Rome. Belisarius managed to recover Rome briefly but his Italian campaign proved unsuccessful, due in no small part to his limited supplies and reinforcements

Names involved

Flavius Belisarius

Places involved

Rome

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