Battle of Treviso
| Battle of Treviso | |||||||
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| Part of the Gothic War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Byzantine EmpireHeruli | Ostrogoths | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Vitalius Theudimundus | Ildibad | ||||||
The Battle of Treviso was an engagement in 541 near Treviso, Italy, between Ostrogoths and Byzantines during the Gothic War.[1]
In the prelude to the battle, the new Ostrogothic king Ildibad had exploited the withdrawal by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I of general Belisarius from Italy, easily extending his authority in Venetia and Liguria with a small but growing Gothic force.[2] In 541, Ildibad was engaged outside Treviso by general Vitalius, the military commander of the city, whose force included a sizable number of Heruli. The battle ended with a decisive victory for Ildibad, with Vitalius barely escaping while the Heruli leader was killed.[2] Ildibad was subsequently able to extend his authority across the entire Po Valley,[1] but his murder by a Gepid at a palace banquet prevented him from profiting further from the victory.[2] Theudimundus, the son of magister militum Mundus, participated in this battle, fighting for the Byzantines under Vitalius.[3][4]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ a b Tucker 2009, p. 187
- ^ a b c Bury 2013, pp. 227–228
- ^ Martindale, J.R. (1992). The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire 2 Part Set: Volume 3, AD 527-641. Cambridge University Press. p. 854. ISBN 978-0-521-20160-5. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ Bäuml, Franz H.; Birnbaum, Marianna D. (1993). Attila The Man and His Image. Corvina. p. 24. ISBN 9789631335958. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
Sources
[edit]- Bury, J. B. (23 April 2013). History of the Later Roman Empire, Vol. 2: From the Death of Theodosius I to the Death of Justinian. Courier Corporation. ISBN 978-0486143392. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- Tucker, Spencer C. (23 December 2009). A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1851096725. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
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