Siege of Urviventus explained

The siege of Urviventus,[1] or siege of Urbs Vetus,[2] took place during Justinian I's Gothic War.[1] The Byzantine commander Belisarius dispatched a strong force to take Urviventus, himself marching on Urbinus.[1] One thousand Goths[3] under Albilas had been sent to defend the city.[1] Belisarius, after capturing Urbinus, reinforced the besieging army.[1] He assessed the situation, deciding the town could not be taken by storm.[4] When the town ran out of supplies the defenders surrendered.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hughes, Ian . Belisarius : the last Roman general . 2009 . Westholme . 9781594160851 . Yardley, Pa. . 294885267 . registration.
  2. Book: Bury, J. B. (John Bagnell) . J. B. Bury . History of the later Roman Empire from the death of Theodosius I. to the death of Justinian . January 1958 . 0486203980 . New York . 41478187.
  3. Book: Heather, P. J. (Peter J.) . Peter Heather . Rome resurgent : war and empire in the age of Justinian . 2018 . 9780199362745 . New York, NY . 1007044617.
  4. Book: Procopius . Procopius . Procopius, with an English translation by H.B. Dewing . Dewing . H. B. (Henry Bronson) . 1914 . London S. Heinemann . Robarts - University of Toronto.

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