Byzantine defenders held the Praenestine Gate in 537 to save the city of Rome
During the Siege of Rome in 537, Byzantine defenders at the Praenestine Gate successfully repelled a massive Gothic assault, preserving the city's future through sheer tactical grit.
In the spring of 537, the Ostrogothic King Vitiges launched a desperate assault on Rome's ancient walls. The focus of the attack was the Praenestine Gate, a vulnerable spot known as the Vivarium where wild animals were once kept for the Colosseum.
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