The Gothic War: Rome's final conflict in the West

Prelude

The Ostrogoths

Theodoric in Italy

The first stages

The first siege of Rome

Famine and pestilence

The campaign for Ravenna

The capture of Ravenna

Affairs in Africa and the East

The rise of Totila

The return of Belisarius

The second siege of Rome

The third siege of Rome

The return of Narses

Aftermath and conclusions

Appendix. Men, equipment, and tactics : the Romans ; Men, equipment, and tactics : the Ostrogoths.