Byzantine–Lombard wars
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The Byzantine–Lombard wars were a protracted series of conflicts which occurred from AD 568 to 750 between the Byzantine Empire and a Germanic tribe known as the Lombards. The wars began primarily because of the imperialistic inclinations of the Lombard king Alboin, as he sought to take possession of Northern Italy.[1] The conflicts ended in a Byzantine defeat, as the Lombards were able to secure large parts of Northern Italy at first, eventually conquering the Exarchate of Ravenna in 750.[2]
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Part of the Barbarian invasions | |||||||
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Lombards | Eastern Rome | ||||||
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Alboin Gisulf I of Friuli |
Smaragdus Callinicus Eutychius |
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