Rimini was the town captured by John's 2,000 cavalry, 200 miles behind Gothic lines and only 33 miles from the Gothic capital Ravenna. When John refused to withdraw and Vittigis sent a relief force, the fall of Rimini threatened to become a decisive reversal; Narses insisted it be rescued and Belisarius did so with a brilliant amphibious deception.
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Episode 8 (4 mentions)
Rimini was the town captured by John's 2,000 cavalry, 200 miles behind Gothic lines and only 33 miles from the Gothic capital Ravenna. When John refused to withdraw and Vittigis sent a relief force, the fall of Rimini threatened to become a decisive reversal; Narses insisted it be rescued and Belisarius did so with a brilliant amphibious deception.
“of the Byzantine capture of Rimini, Vidigis had had enough. He ordered the troops to burn their”
“The general John, whom he had sent with 2,000 cavalry to occupy the town of Rimini, was now”
“army inside Rimini could be a disaster, giving the Goths hope, and perhaps becoming the turning”
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