mar 1, 568 - Conquest of Northern Italy

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In the 6th century EasternEmperor Justinian attempted to reassert imperial authority in the territories of the Western Roman Empire. This resulted in the Gothic War (535–554) waged against the Ostrogothic Kingdom.

In the spring of 568 the Lombards, led by King Alboin, moved from Pannonia and quickly overwhelmed the small Roman army left by Narses to guard Italy.

The peninsula was now torn between territories ruled by the Lombards in the north and the Byzantines in the south.

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