Medieval era · 542 CE

Battle of Faventia

The Battle of Faventia (modern-day Faenza) took place in the spring of 542 AD, where the new king Totila of the Ostrogoths (Goths) defeated a larger Byzantine force under the generals Constantinianus and Alexander. The victory reinforced the Gothic resistance in the second phase of the Gothic War (535–554).

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Battle of Faventia · Wikimedia Commons

When: 542 CE
Where: Byzantine Empire
Era: Medieval

Topics

Italy753 BCE – today Roman Empire1,100 BCE – 1500 Byzantine Empire752 BCE – 1453

Before and after

Lazic War541 CE – 562 CE Siege of Naples542 CE – 543 CE Show on timeline

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