Siege of Rome: Belisarius Faces a Brutal Gothic Onslaught Step back to 537 AD during the Gothic War, where Byzantine general Belisarius, under Emperor Justinian, laid siege to Rome to reclaim it from the Ostrogoths. But the Goths weren't done—led by King Vitiges, they launched a ferocious counterattack, surrounding the city with massive forces and siege engines. Watch as Belisarius masterminds daring defenses, from flaming arrows to cavalry charges, turning the tide in one of history's most grue