Gothic War of 535–554 535–554

Belligerents: Byzantine Empire, Huns, Visigothic Kingdom, Lombards, Alamanni, Francia, Heruli, Burgundians

Key battles

• Siege of Rome (537)
• Siege of Naples (542)
• Battle of Faventia (542)
• Sack of Rome (546)
• Battle of Mons Lactarius (552)
• Battle of Taginae (552)

Who lived through the Gothic War of 535–554

Well-known people alive during 535–554:

• Justinian I (482–565) — Eastern Roman Emperor who ruled from 527 to 565 (482-565)
• Gregory I (540–604) — 64th Bishop of Rome, Head of the Roman Catholic Church from 590 to 604
• Aryabhata (476–550) — Pioneer astronomer who formulated zero, quadratic rules, and earth's rotation.
• Benedict of Nursia (480–547) — founder of Christian monasticism, founder of the Benedictine order (480–547)
• Pelagius II (520–590) — Pope and Bishop of Rome (r. 579-590)
• Pelagius I (505–561) — pope
• John III (520–574) — pope
• Benedict I (525–579) — pope
• Belisarius (505–565) — 6th century Byzantine general instrumental in reconquest of much of the former Roman Mediterranean territories (505-565)
• Sabinian (530–606) — pope
• Boniface III (540–607) — pope
• Procopius (500–558) — 6th-century historian
• Maurice (539–602) — Byzantine Emperor (539-602)
• Jordanes (490–560) — Late Roman historian and writer, author of Getica
• Chlothar I (498–561) — King of the Franks
• Khosrow I (501–579) — Shahanshah of the Sasanian Empire from 531 to 579
• Theodora (500–548) — Byzantine empress from 527 to 548
• Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (545–570) — father of Muhammad (c. 546–566)
• Justin II (520–578) — Emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 565 to 574 (520-578)
• Abu Talib ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib (540–619) — leader of Banu Hashim, a clan of the Qurayshi tribe of Mecca (c.535-c.619)
• Cassiodorus (487–583) — 6th-century Roman senator and scholar
• Tiberius II Constantine (520–582) — Byzantine Emperor (520-582)
• Gregory of Tours (538–594) — Gallo-Roman historian and Bishop of Tours
• Columba (521–597) — 6th‑century Gaelic Irish missionary monk, Christian saint, pioneer of Celtic Christianity in Scotland and “Apostle of the Picts”
• Childebert I (497–558) — Frankish King

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