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Justinian’s Italian Dream: Narses and the Last Roman Victory in the West (ALL PARTS)

🔔 Subscribe for more history 🚩 If you like what you see, consider supporting my work on Patreon and you get ad-free early access to my videos for as little as $1   / historymarche   🚩 Related videos: Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, 451: Attila is Stopped    • Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, 451 (ALL...   Restoration of the West under Majorian, 457 - 461:    • Final try to Restore the Western Roman Emp...   Battle of Tolbiac, 496:    • From the ashes of Rome - Battle of Tolbiac...   🚩 Justinian’s reconquest of Italy reached its climax under his general, Narses, a brilliant strategist who succeeded where others had faltered. Sent west in 551 AD, Narses commanded a diverse army of Byzantines, Lombards, Heruli, and other mercenaries. Through meticulous planning and patience, he defeated the Ostrogothic king Totila at the Battle of Taginae and crushed the remaining Gothic resistance at Mons Lactarius in 552. His final battle at Volturnus in 554 restored imperial authority over Italy, briefly reuniting the Western provinces with Constantinople. Though the wars left the peninsula devastated, Narses’ victories fulfilled Justinian’s vision of reviving Roman rule across the old Mediterranean world. 📢 Narrated by David McCallion 🎼 Music: EpidemicSound Filmstro Kevin MacLeod 📖 Sources and Citations: History of the Wars (Gothic War) - Procopius (545) Rome Resurgent - Peter Heather (2018) Military History of Late Rome 518–565 - John D. Burtt (1955) History of the Later Roman Empire - J. B. Bury (1923) The Byzantine Wars - John Haldon (2008) Narses and the Battle of Taginae (Busta Gallorum) 552: Procopius and sixth century warfare - Philip Rance (2005) 50 Battles That Changed the World: The Conflicts That Most Influenced the Course of History - William Weir (2004) Justinian's Wars: Belisarius, Narses, and the reconquest of the West - Roy Boss (1993) Correction: 00:05 There is no proof that Narses did not have facial hair. In the original mosaic from ~550 AD, standing next to Justinian, Narses is portrayed with a mustache and a thin beard. Eunuchs who were castrated after puberty did have facial hair and a male voice. Although it is unknown when Narses was castrated, the fact that he is portrayed as having a mustache in the 550's suggests he did have facial hair. #history #medieval #rome