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| | Goths, Franks, and Justinian's Empire 476-610 by Sanderson Beck |
 | | In reaction a Gepid with a grudge against the king killed Ildibad at a palace banquet in 541. |
 | | Rugians, who had submitted to the rule of Ostrogoth Theodoric, nominated their Eraric as king; but he tried to sell northern Italy to Emperor Justinian and was put to death when Totila became king five months later. |
 | | Alexander and Constantian marched with 12,000 men upon Verona while a small band led by the Armenian Artabazes entered the city; but quarrels between commanders delayed the imperial forces, and 5,000 Goths led by Totila won an astonishing victory near Faventia, capturing all the imperial standards. |
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