Tag: Narses

• 047 – Bye bye Byzantines – The end of Byzantine Italy part 1

  We take a look back at the Byzantine presence in Italy, from the Gothic War in 535 up to the start of the seventh century.

  A History of Italy

  March 20, 2019

  Arab, Belisarius, Byzantine, Byzantium, Constantinople, Exarch, Exarchate, Genoa, Goths, Gregory the Great, Justinian, Lombard, Naples, Narses, Pentapolis, Podcast, Ravenna, Rome, Rothari, Sicily

• 006 – Here come the Lombards

  555-574 A quick look at the brief period of Byzantine rule before the arrival of the Lombards in 568 and then we look at their invasion of Italy and hear a bit of juicy royal gossip

  A History of Italy

  January 31, 2018

  Alduin, Byzantium, Cleph, Elmechi, Empire, Frea, Germanic, History, Italian, Italy, Lombard, Longinus, Narses, Odin, Podcast, Roman, Rosamunda, Wotan

• 005 – The Gothic War continues

  540-554 The war between the Ostrogoths in Italy and the imperial forces of Byzantium continues from 540 and reaches it’s end in 552

  A History of Italy

  January 24, 2018

  Belisarius, Benedict, Benedictine, Busta Gallorum, Byzantium, Constantinople, Goths, History, Italian, Italy, Justinian, Mons Lactarius, Narses, Ostrogoth, Podcast, Ravenna, Rimini, Rome, Sicily, Taginae, Teia, Theodoric, Totila, Vitiges