Justinian’s final attempt to retake Italy – Battle of Taginae 552 AD – “Narses (Part 1)”
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In the mid-6th century, the Eastern Roman Empire under Emperor Justinian I launched the Gothic War with the aim of reclaiming Italy from Ostrogothic control. After early successes under General Belisarius, including the capture of Ravenna, the Byzantine campaign stalled due to political complications and renewed Gothic resistance. By the late 540s, the Ostrogoths had regrouped under a dynamic and capable new king: Totila.
Totila revitalized Gothic fortunes, recapturing much of Italy and even threatening Byzantine positions in the south. His combination of military prowess and efforts to win over the Italian population posed a serious challenge to Justinian’s ambitions. In response, Justinian appointed a new commander—Narses, a trusted eunuch general known more for his strategic acumen than battlefield experience. With imperial backing and a diverse army of Byzantine regulars and barbarian auxiliaries, Narses marched towards Italy…
Narrated by David McCallion
Music:
EpidemicSound
Filmstro
Sources:
The Byzantine Wars – John Haldon (2008)
Narses and the Battle of Taginae (Busta Gallorum) 552: Procopius and sixth century warfare – Philip Rance (2005)
50 Battles That Changed the World: The Conflicts That Most Influenced the Course of History – William Weir (2004)
Justinian’s Wars: Belisarius, Narses, and the reconquest of the West – Roy Boss (1993)
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Totila revitalized Gothic fortunes, recapturing much of Italy and even threatening Byzantine positions in the south. His combination of military prowess and efforts to win over the Italian population posed a serious challenge to Justinian’s ambitions. In response, Justinian appointed a new commander—Narses, a trusted eunuch general known more for his strategic acumen than battlefield experience. With imperial backing and a diverse army of Byzantine regulars and barbarian auxiliaries, Narses marched towards Italy…
so, was there any info about totila's horse's whereabouts?
Chuckles Narses clearly had a brain, but even as a eunuch he had more testicular fortitude than many of his contemporaries. Perhaps it was a voluntary operation, as they had grown so heavy he had problems standing up?
And for all of totilla’s horse foolery, still did t prevent Narsus from using his disciplined shield wall and hammer and anvil tactics in conjunction with his archers to destroy the gothic host and finally win the gothic war for Byzantium
Really….Dancing horse mounted by the enemy commander and then applauds from your own troops…… Hand cutting off time for any Romans that did. And the commander would send his best rider forward for the 'entertainment'…
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f Arab danger will expell 200.000 Slavs from Hellenic peninsula and will brink Greek speaking population from South Italy ,Sicily ,and Minor Asia and establish them in Areas of Greece controlled before by Slavs ( excluding the Fort City's I mention before who never fall and the Islands who never been under Slavic Control
Can you please do Sulla? Don't forget he was the good guy and returned Rome to the Senate, unlike Caesar, and saved Rome from the tyrant Marius and his band of thugs.
A really good job, as usual. But please, look after the geography … At 2:25, Metz, Paris and Soissons … Really guys ?