Siege of Ravenna (539)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_conflict
gptkbp:aftermath fall of Ravenna
gptkbp:alliance Byzantine and local allies
gptkbp:casualties high on both sides
gptkbp:commander General Belisarius
gptkbp:community_impact control of Italy
gptkbp:conflict establishment of Byzantine dominance in Italy
gptkbp:cultural_impact influence on later military sieges
gptkbp:date 539
gptkbp:defense gptkb:Monarch
Ostrogothic forces
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations negotiations with Ostrogoths
gptkbp:duration approximately 3 months
gptkbp:election_year reestablishment of Byzantine rule
gptkbp:event_type gptkb:military_siege
gptkbp:historical_analysis military effectiveness of Belisarius
gptkbp:historical_context post-Roman Italy
Justinian I's reign
turning point in Gothic War
gptkbp:historical_documentation archaeological findings
gptkbp:historical_event significant in the context of the Byzantine Empire.
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced future military sieges in Europe
gptkbp:historical_period Early Middle Ages
gptkbp:historical_significance lessons in siege tactics
marked the decline of Ostrogothic power
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Procopius
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Ravenna (539)
gptkbp:impact shift in power in Italy
gptkbp:legacy study of ancient warfare
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ravenna
gptkbp:logistics supply lines for besieging forces
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:Byzantine_reconquest_of_Italy
siege warfare
one of the key battles of the Gothic War
gptkbp:military_technology siege engines
gptkbp:narrative_style chronicled by historians
gptkbp:notable_allies support from local factions
gptkbp:notable_battle part of Byzantine military history
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Belisarius
gptkbp:outcome capture of Ravenna
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Gothic_War
gptkbp:predecessor Battle of Ticinum
gptkbp:primary_source historical accounts by contemporaries
gptkbp:result Byzantine victory
gptkbp:significance strategic victory for the Byzantines
gptkbp:strategic_importance Belisarius's military strategy
capital of the Ostrogoths
control of Ravenna
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Battle_of_Mons_Lactarius
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:Ostrogothic_Kingdom
gptkb:military_siege
fortifications of Ravenna
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Exarchate_of_Ravenna
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5