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A Pyrrhic Victory?

Season 1 Episode 91 Published 2 years, 2 months ago
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In the early 550s, with its economy and population recovering from the effects of the Justinianic Plague, Justinian launched a new offensive to subdue the Ostrogoths in Italy. This time the Roman army was well resourced and success looked likely. But would the cost of victory be worth it?

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