🛡️The Byzantine Emperor Justinian entrusted eunuch generals to lead the conquest of Italy.
⚔️Nazis, a former eunuch, led the successful campaign against the Goths in Italy.
💥The Goths, under the leadership of Totila, resisted the Byzantine invasion but were eventually defeated.
🔚With the Gothic threat extinguished, the Byzantine Empire regained control of Italy.
🇮🇹The Franks posed a brief threat, but were ultimately defeated by the Byzantines.
Who led the Byzantine conquest of Italy?
—The eunuch generals Scholasticus and Nazis led the Byzantine conquest of Italy.
How did the Goths resist the Byzantine invasion?
—Under the leadership of Totila, the Goths put up fierce resistance, but were eventually defeated by the Byzantines.
What happened to the Franks during the conquest of Italy?
—The Franks briefly posed a threat, but were ultimately defeated by the Byzantines.
What was the outcome of the conquest of Italy?
—With the Gothic threat extinguished, the Byzantine Empire regained control of Italy.
Who played a significant role in the success of the conquest?
—Nazis, a former eunuch, led the successful campaign against the Goths in Italy.
00:00In the 550s, the Byzantine Emperor Justinian sent his trusted eunuch generals to reclaim Italy from the Goths.
06:20Under the leadership of Nazis, the Byzantines defeated the Goths and their leader, Totila.
13:58Nazis crushed the remaining Gothic resistance and reclaimed the towns and forts of southern Italy.
16:40The Franks briefly posed a threat to the Byzantines, but were ultimately defeated.
13:32With the Gothic threat extinguished, the Byzantine Empire regained control of Italy.
