What the records say
- When
- 569 – 572
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 45.18° N, 9.15° E
- Description
- 569-572 siege
Lombards
Historical ethnic group of the Italian Peninsula of Germanic origin
The Lombards, Longobards or Langobards were a Germanic people who conquered most of the Italian Peninsula between 568 and 774 AD. They had previously settled in the Middle Danube in the 5th century, near what is now Austria, Slovenia and Hungary. Still earlier they lived further north, near present day Hamburg.
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