Totila is presented as the antithesis of the corrupt Byzantine commanders — shrewd, compassionate, and in his mid-twenties when he rose to lead the Goths. He appealed to the poor and middle classes with promises of liberation, redistributed land, defeated a 12,000-strong imperial army, captured Rome, yet governed with remarkable mercy; he was killed at the decisive battle against Narses and his death ended the Gothic kingdom in Italy.
Also known as: Baduila
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Episode 9 (9 mentions)
Totila is presented as the antithesis of the corrupt Byzantine commanders — shrewd, compassionate, and in his mid-twenties when he rose to lead the Goths. He appealed to the poor and middle classes with promises of liberation, redistributed land, defeated a 12,000-strong imperial army, captured Rome, yet governed with remarkable mercy; he was killed at the decisive battle against Narses and his death ended the Gothic kingdom in Italy.
“Totila, however, was cut from a different cloth, and his actions must have come as”
“The native population responded with enthusiasm, and Totila, mopping up all resistance in the”
“his way under heavy fire four miles upstream, where he smashed a great chain that Totila”
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