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When the siege of Rome was in its final stages, Belisarius sent John, nephew of Vitalianus into Picenum to occupy the region. [2] The Roman population of Ariminum (present-day Rimini) invited John to take the town; [2] [5] John estimated that the position of Ariminum between Rome and the Gothic capital of Ravenna would cause Vitiges to lift Rome's siege and retreat if it were occupied.
Siege of Ariminum – Byzantines take Ariminum from the Ostrogoths; Siege of Urbinus – Byzantines take Urbinus from the Ostrogoths; Siege of Urviventus – Byzantines take Urviventus from the Ostrogoths; 539 – Siege of Auximus – Byzantines take Auximus from the Ostrogoths; 539–540 Siege of Ravenna — Byzantines force the Ostrogothic ...
Siege of Acre (1257–1258) Ottoman conquest of Adrianople; Siege of Adrianople (813) Siege of Alexandria (641) Siege of Amida (502–503) Siege of Antioch (968–969) Siege of Antioch (970–971) Siege of Antioch; Siege of Ariminum (538) Sack of Artze; Siege of Auximus
Shortly after the Goths arrived, an assault failed, but the city had few supplies with which to stand a siege. [18] A new force of 2,000 Herul foederati, under the Armenian eunuch Narses, arrived at Picenum. [19] Belisarius met Narses, who advocated a relief expedition to Ariminum, while Belisarius favoured a more cautious approach.
Lacking supplies to withstand a Gothic siege, Justin urgently sent for aid to the Byzantine commanders in Ravenna. John, Bessas and Cyprian led a relief force towards Florence, forcing the Goths to raise their siege. After leaving a small detachment to guard Florence, Justin with his own men joined the other three generals and marched north in ...
The First Siege of Rome during the Gothic War lasted for a year and nine days, from 2 March 537 to 12 March 538. [2] The city was besieged by the Ostrogothic army under their king Vitiges; the defending East Romans were commanded by Belisarius, one of the most famous and successful Roman generals. The siege was the first major encounter between ...
Siege of Ariminum (538) Siege of Auximus; Siege of Naples (536) Siege of Naples (542–543) Siege of Ravenna (539–540) Siege of Rome (537–538) Siege of Rome (549 ...
They attacked Cremona and Placentia, forcing the settlers to flee to Mutina, which was besieged. The praetor Lucius Manlius Vulso set off from Ariminum with 20,000 infantry and 1,600 cavalry. He was ambushed twice on the way. He relieved the siege of Mutina, but was in turn besieged nearby.