Theudebert I had found himself embroiled in…

July 538 CE

Theudebert I had found himself embroiled in the Gothic War after relations between the Frankish kings had settled down.

Justinian sees Theudebert as an ideal ally: Austrasian lands flank the Ostrogoths in northern Italy.

The emperor has paid Theudebert handsomely for his assistance, but Theudebert proves an untrustworthy ally.

The Frankish armies see the Italian conflict as an opportunity for plunder and a chance to exert their own claims to northern Italy.

In summer 538, King Theudebert I sends a small Frankish force across the Alps, and separately defeats both the Goths and imperial forces at the River Po.

Belisarius retreats to Tuscany.

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