Battle of Faventia (542)
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| Battle of Faventia | |||||||
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| Part of the Gothic War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ostrogothic Kingdom | Byzantine Empire | ||||||
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| Totila | Constantian Alexander |
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| 5,000 | 12,000 | ||||||
In the spring of 542, at the Battle of Faventia (modern Faenza), an Ostrogothic army under king Totila scattered the larger Roman forces of generals Constantian and Alexander, beginning the resurgence of Gothic resistance to the Roman conquest of Italy.
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