The Lombard arrival broke the political unity of the Italian Peninsula(Kingdom of the Lombards)

Kingdom of the Lombards - The Lombard arrival broke the political unity of the Italian Peninsula

Time: 568

Place: Italian Peninsula

Details: The Lombard's arrival broke the political unity of the Italian Peninsula for the first time since the Roman conquest. The peninsula was now torn between territories ruled by the Lombards and the Byzantines, with boundaries that changed over time.