What happened 568 AD

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.

The Lombards had entered the Italian peninsula in 568 under Alboin.

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.

The Lombards had entered the Italian peninsula in 568 under Alboin.