. The age of Justinian and Theodora. the moment the news arrivedthat their families and homesteads to the north were beinglooted by the Byzantines; and Vitigis, himself in great con-cern at the malevolence of bis wife, decided at once to raisethe siegc. With the least dclay possible the barbarian host,having lìred their encampment, put themselves in motionand marchcd northwards on their return to Ravenna. Theunusual activity was soon observed by the Romans, where- I forgot lo menlion that when Belisarius was mcrcly un his way loNaples, Flbrimuth, the son-in-law of Thcodahad, carne over to the
. The age of Justinian and Theodora. the moment the news arrivedthat their families and homesteads to the north were beinglooted by the Byzantines; and Vitigis, himself in great con-cern at the malevolence of bis wife, decided at once to raisethe siegc. With the least dclay possible the barbarian host,having lìred their encampment, put themselves in motionand marchcd northwards on their return to Ravenna. Theunusual activity was soon observed by the Romans, where- I forgot lo menlion that when Belisarius was mcrcly un his way loNaples, Flbrimuth, the son-in-law of Thcodahad, carne over to the Byran-tines. He was scnt toCP., where he liecame a patrician, etc. Therewere other unnecessar)- transfers of allegiance, showing that many ofthe Goths were incapablc of remaiiiing irue lo ihemsclves. In general,indceil, the harlnrians were dazzled l)y tlic glory of the Eastcrn Em-pcror, and when they had been formcd into cohorts under the lille ofJustinians Golhs, Justinians Vandals, de, ihcir ambilion wasgratificd to the IVar with the Goths in Italy 573 upon Belisarius discharged ali his available forces throughthe Pincian gate to assault the retreating enemy. A sharplycontested battle ensued, but the Goths shortly took to flightand made ali baste to cross the Milvian bridge. There thecrush became excessive, with the result that numbers weredrowned in their armour as they attempted the narrow pass-age, whilst those in the rear were falling under the weaponsof their adversaries. Thus ended the siege, having lasted forone year and nine days, during which time sixty-nine battleswere fought between the besieged and the besiegers. Belisarius was now free to undertake the conquest ofcentrai and northern Italy, and the next eighteen monthswere occupied by his efforts in that direction. While he wasstili pent up within the walLs of Rome the Bishop of Milanand several of the chief citizens had waited on him with arequest that he would send a small garrison to take posses-sio
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