Battle of Treviso

Battle of Treviso
	Part of the Gothic War
Date	541 AD
Location	Treviso, Italy
Result	Ostrogothic victory
Belligerents
Byzantine Empire; Heruli	Ostrogoths
Commanders and leaders
Vitalius; Theudimundus	Ildibad

The Battle of Treviso was an engagement in 541 near Treviso, Italy, between Ostrogoths and Byzantines during the Gothic War.^[1]

In the prelude to the battle, the new Ostrogothic king Ildibad had exploited the withdrawal by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I of general Belisarius from Italy, easily extending his authority in Venetia and Liguria with a small but growing Gothic force.^[2] In 541, Ildibad was engaged outside Treviso by general Vitalius, the military commander of the city, whose force included a sizable number of Heruli. The battle ended with a decisive victory for Ildibad, with Vitalius barely escaping while the Heruli leader was killed.^[2] Ildibad was subsequently able to extend his authority across the entire Po Valley,^[1] but his murder by a Gepid at a palace banquet prevented him from profiting further from the victory.^[2] Theudimundus, the son of magister militum Mundus, participated in this battle, fighting for the Byzantines under Vitalius.^[3]^[4]

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b Tucker 2009, p. 187
^ ^a ^b ^c Bury 2013, pp. 227–228
^ Martindale, J.R. (1992). The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire 2 Part Set: Volume 3, AD 527-641. Cambridge University Press. p. 854. ISBN 978-0-521-20160-5. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^ Bäuml, Franz H.; Birnbaum, Marianna D. (1993). Attila The Man and His Image. Corvina. p. 24. ISBN 9789631335958. Retrieved 24 November 2022.

Sources

Bury, J. B. (23 April 2013). History of the Later Roman Empire, Vol. 2: From the Death of Theodosius I to the Death of Justinian. Courier Corporation. ISBN 978-0486143392. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
Tucker, Spencer C. (23 December 2009). A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1851096725. Retrieved 14 June 2015.

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[Tucker-1] Tucker 2009, p. 187

[Bury227-2] Bury 2013, pp. 227–228

[Martindale-3] Martindale, J.R. (1992). The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire 2 Part Set: Volume 3, AD 527-641. Cambridge University Press. p. 854. ISBN 978-0-521-20160-5. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

[4] Bäuml, Franz H.; Birnbaum, Marianna D. (1993). Attila The Man and His Image. Corvina. p. 24. ISBN 9789631335958. Retrieved 24 November 2022.

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