Battle of Faventia (542)
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| Battle of Faventia (542) | |||||||
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| Part of Gothic War (535-552) | |||||||
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| Ostrogoths | Byzantine Empire | ||||||
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| Totila | |||||||
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| 5,000 | 12,000 | ||||||
In the spring of 542, at the Battle of Faventia (modern Faenza), an Ostrogothic army scattered the larger Byzantine army in Italy and temporarily reversed the Byzantine conquest of Italy.
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