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The Last Gothic Army: The Real End of the Gothic War (Mons Lactarius, 553 AD)

Late five fifty-two AD, on the volcanic slopes of Mount Vesuvius. Gothic King Teia stands at the very front of his battle line, visible to every Byzantine soldier. For hours, javelins have concentrated on him. His shield bristles with embedded spears—so many that contemporary accounts describe it as too heavy to lift. He calls for a fresh shield. In that three-second exchange, his chest is exposed. A Byzantine javelin finds its mark. The last Gothic king falls instantly. This wasn't just a king's death. According to Procopius of Caesarea and Agathias of Myrina, the primary sources who documented these events, this was the extinction of a nation. Teia commanded fewer than seven thousand starving warriors against Narses' fifteen to twenty thousand well-supplied Byzantine troops. The Ostrogothic Kingdom, which had ruled Italy for sixty years, would cease to exist within forty-eight hours. Core Sources: https://www.britannica.com/event/Batt... https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/ https://www.worldhistory.org/search/?...