Vittigis was the Gothic noble crowned king after his predecessor was executed for failing to defend Italy. He announced he would not defend Rome and withdrew to Ravenna, then besieged Rome for a year and nine days. He was eventually tricked by Belisarius into surrendering, having offered Belisarius the western imperial crown — an offer Belisarius used as a ruse to capture him.
Also known as: Vitigis · Vidigis
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Vittigis was the Gothic noble crowned king after his predecessor was executed for failing to defend Italy. He announced he would not defend Rome and withdrew to Ravenna, then besieged Rome for a year and nine days. He was eventually tricked by Belisarius into surrendering, having offered Belisarius the western imperial crown — an offer Belisarius used as a ruse to capture him.
“named Vidigis as the new king. Vidigis, surprisingly, followed in his predecessor's footsteps,”
“nine days. Vidigis cut all ten aqueducts to the city, ending over a millennium of public fountains,”
“keep half of his treasury and all of Italy north of the Po. Belisarius was horrified. Vittigis was”
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