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Vitiges King of the
Ostrogoths Quarter Siliqua of
Witigis.
Reign 536 – 540
Predecessor Theodahad Successor Ildibad Born ≥500 Died 542
Spouse Matasuntha...
- one with the Byzantines.
Witigis decided to take his
chances with the
Byzantines instead of with the Franks.
While Witigis was
still deliberating, Belisarius...
- was
elected king by
Ostrogothic nobles in the
autumn of 541
after King
Witigis had been
carried off
prisoner to Constantinople.
Totila proved himself...
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Theodahad was
deposed by
Witigis, who had
forcibly married Amalasuintha's
daughter Matasuntha. With the people's support,
Witigis had
Theodahad put to death...
-
another commander named N****s)
command to set up
correspondence with
Witigis.
Witigis informed the
garrison that he
would move as soon as the
Franks had...
- He
marched into
Ravenna unopposed,
occupied it, then
disposed of King
Witigis.
Belisarius was
recalled from
Italy and then
immediately sent to the Persian...
- Procopius, his
brother Reparatus was one of the
senators taken hostage by
Witigis, but
managed to
escape before the
Ostrogothic king
ordered their slaughter...
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Balkans In
combination with the
Frankish threat caused the
Gothic king
Witigis to send only a
small force to
defend Rome from
Belisarius but
instead position...
- to
remain a widow."
According to
Patrick Amory, she was
forced to
marry Witigis after the
murder of her mother, and her
cousin Theodahadus. Her son Germ****...
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Salaria and
Castro Pretorio was the
location of the
siege by the Goth king
Witigis against the
troops of Belisarius. On
September 20, 1870, the part of the...
