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540 CE
550 CE
541 CE - 552 CE: Reign of Totila, Last King of the Goths.
542 CE: Totila defeats the imperial army at Faenza.
542 CE: Totila defeats the imperial army at Mugello.
543 CE: Totila lays siege to Naples.
545 CE: Totila lays siege to and occupies Rome.
546 CE - 548 CE: Totila continues to win victories against the empire and his army grows.
549 CE: Second siege and occupation of Rome.
549 CE: Second siege and occupation of Rome.
550 CE: Totila conquers Sicily.
551 CE: General Narses lands in Sicily to lead imperial armies against Totila.
552 CE: The Battle of Taginae, Totila is defeated by Narses and killed.
552 CE: The remnants of the Gothic army are defeated at The Battle of Mons Lactarius.
555 CE: The last of the Gothic Resistance surrenders; the Eastern Empire reclaims Italy.