The Goths, from the earliest times to the end of the Gothic dominion in Spain . emainder into the southof Italy. But before long, for some reason not quiteclear, he found it necessary to march with all hisavailable force towards Ravenna, and the neighbour-hood of Rome was left unguarded. And now a rather amusing incident took hurried up from the port, and meeting withno resistance, took possession of Rome. Of coursethere was no time to rebuild the fortification properly,but by setting men to work day and night, he 296 THE FAILURE OF BELISARIUS. managed within three v/eeks to e
The Goths, from the earliest times to the end of the Gothic dominion in Spain . emainder into the southof Italy. But before long, for some reason not quiteclear, he found it necessary to march with all hisavailable force towards Ravenna, and the neighbour-hood of Rome was left unguarded. And now a rather amusing incident took hurried up from the port, and meeting withno resistance, took possession of Rome. Of coursethere was no time to rebuild the fortification properly,but by setting men to work day and night, he 296 THE FAILURE OF BELISARIUS. managed within three v/eeks to erect a rough wallin the places where Totila had destroyed the originaldefences. The inhabitants flocked back to the city,which once more regained something like its accus-tomed aspect. When Totila heard what had happened he marchedhastily with all his army to Rome. When hearrived Belisarius had not yet been able to put newgates in the place of those that had been destroyed ;but the city was defended with so much spirit thatafter three furious attempts to take it by storm the.
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