Totila
King of the Ostrogoths and King of Italy (541–552)
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Updated 2026-05-29
Totila ruled the Ostrogoths from 541 to 552 and turned the Gothic War around, clawing back nearly all of Italy from the Eastern Roman Empire within two years. A military strategist who briefly made the empire look outmaneuvered.
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Totila, original name Baduila, was the penultimate King of the Ostrogoths, reigning from 541 to 552. A skilled military and political leader, Totila reversed the tide of the Gothic War, recovering by 543 almost all the territories in Italy that the Eastern Roman Empire had captured from the Ostrogothic Kingdom in 540.
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