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THE ORIGIN AND DEEDS OF THE GOTHS When the army of the Goths perceived this, they distrusted Theodahad and clamored for his expulsion from the kingdom and for the appointment as King of their leader Vitiges, who had been his armor bearer. When Vitiges learned of this through messengers, he sent a force under Hunila, a leader of the Goths, to Perusia which was beleaguered by them. He gave Vitiges the title of patrician and took him to Constantinople, where he dwelt for more than two years, bound by ties of affection to the Emperor, and then departed this life. members.lycos.nl /romans/gth/Goth_60.htm   (695 words)

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 4: Chapter XLI: Conquests Of Justinian, Charact Of Balisarius. Part VI. The multitudes which yet adhered to the standard of Vitiges far surpassed the number of the Roman troops; but neither prayers nor defiance, nor the extreme danger of his most faithful subjects, could tempt the Gothic king beyond the fortifications of Ravenna. Each of his officers gave a written opinion that the siege of Ravenna was impracticable and hopeless: the general then rejected the treaty of partition, and declared his own resolution of leading Vitiges in chains to the feet of Justinian. The emperor received with honorable courtesy both Vitiges and his more noble consort; and as the king of the Goths conformed to the Athanasian faith, he obtained, with a rich inheritance of land in Asia, the rank of senator and patrician. www.sacred-texts.com /cla/gibbon/04/daf04013.htm   (3864 words)

[Turfkönig] Steckbrief von Vitiges Zucht: Vitiges wird oder wurde in der Vollblutzucht als Deckhengst eingesetzt. Nachkommen: Die 3 Nachkommen von Vitiges, die wir in der Datenbank haben, finden Sie auf Vitiges' Nachkommen-Seite. Leider haben wir keine weiteren Informationen über Vitiges. www.initiale.de /pferde/steckbrief.php/pferd/5480   (127 words)

Sack of Rome -- May 6, 1527: There are games in which the little guys just get run over by the big guys The Goths did massive destruction in sixth century and the Byzantines (supposedly defenders, but actually fighting over the city with the Goths) weren't much better. When the Goth Vitiges attacked in 537, only the fortress at Hadrian's tomb (Castel Sant'Angelo) held out and its defenders set the precedent for dropping statuary on besiegers. Totila followed Vitiges and he and Belesarius, the Byzantine, swapped control of the city several times with much destruction. www.mmdtkw.org /VSackRome.html   (1712 words)

Saints of June 20 A few months later, in an attempt to save Rome from the destruction the Ostrogoth General Vitiges visited upon the suburbs, Silverius and the senate opened Rome's gates to the lesser evil, Belisaurus, the commander of the Byzantine armies in Italy. A forged letter accusing Silverius of being responsible for Vitiges' devastation proved unsuccessful in implicating Silverius. Nevertheless, like Justinian, Belisaurus had an intriguing wife, Antonina, and it was largely at her prompting that he deposed Silverius on the false accusation of conspiring with the Goths and the next day replaced him with Theodora's protege, Deacon Vigilius. www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0620.htm   (1955 words)

Saint Silverius | Catholic-Pages.com Silverius refused politely, but she was a vile and unscupulous woman who did not take no as an answer from anyone. The Empress' general, Vitiges, sacked suburban Rome, and at that point Pope Silverius allowed Vitiges' rival, Belasarius, to enter and save Rome. With this, Theodora tried in vain to forge a letter implicating the Pope as a treasoner. www.catholic-pages.com /saints/st_silverius.asp   (234 words)

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