Siege

Siege of Ravenna

539 – May 540 · 44.42° N, 12.20° E

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539 – May 540
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Siege
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44.42° N, 12.20° E
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539–540 siege of the Ostrogothic capital by Belisarius

Siege of Ravenna (539–540)

Siege of the Ostrogothic capital by Belisarius

The siege of Ravenna took place in late 539 – May 540 during the Gothic War of 535 to 554 between the Byzantine forces against the besieged Ostrogoths (Goths). The capture of Ravenna concluded the first phase of the Gothic War.

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