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The result was: promoted by Dclemens1971 (talk) 15:57, 9 June 2026 (UTC)
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Siege of Urbinus
- ... that Byzantine general Belisarius lost a significant part of his army over a disagreement with his military commanders but still was able to capture Urbinus without a fight?
- Source: Syvänne, Ilkka (2021). Military History of Late Rome 518–565 p. 167 Therefore the army and commanders were now divided, but Belisarius acted as if this was not yet the case ... Narses, John, Justinus, Aratius and others who opposed Belisarius still followed but pitched their camp separately from that of Belisarius so that the Roman army that besieged the city which was located on a hill consisted actually of two armies under two commanders. The hill on which Urbinus was located was round and very high and the garrison placed inside was strong and well provisioned. ... When the soldiers of Belisarius were preoccupied with this, the friends of Narses pointed out to him that John had already attempted to capture the place and had found it impossible. In their opinion it was better to recover Aemilia for the emperor as Narses had suggested than waste time here. Narses accordingly abandoned his camp at night and marched fast to Ariminum. When the Gothic commander Moras saw this in the morning, he taunted Belisarius, but he did this too soon. Belisarius was still determined to storm the place, but little did he know that he did not need to do it because luck was on his side. The spring which had provided the defenders with water dried up and the Goths were prepared to surrender.
- ALT1: ... that the Gothic garrison during the siege of Urbinus was confident with their supplies and city's fortifications only to surrender once the stream supplying the city with fresh water dried up? Source: Hughes, Ian (2009). Belisarius: the last Roman general p. 167 Narses, John and their adherents followed Belisarius but set up their camp on the opposite side of the city. The envoys that Belisarius sent failed to convince the garrison that they should surrender, so Belisarius began to prepare siege engines with which to assault the city. John, who had on a previous occasion decided not to attempt to attack the city, declared that the city could not be taken. Narses agreed with him, and, although Belisarius begged him to stay, their forces abandoned the siege and returned to Ariminum.
Belisarius’ luck now came to his aid again. As he was preparing to assault the city, the spring inside the city upon which the garrison relied for water inexplicably failed. As the assault troops moved towards the city, the Goths appeared on the walls and surrendered to Belisarius.
Syvänne, Ilkka (2021). Military History of Late Rome 518–565 p. 167 Therefore the army and commanders were now divided, but Belisarius acted as if this was not yet the case ... Narses, John, Justinus, Aratius and others who opposed Belisarius still followed but pitched their camp separately from that of Belisarius so that the Roman army that besieged the city which was located on a hill consisted actually of two armies under two commanders. The hill on which Urbinus was located was round and very high and the garrison placed inside was strong and well provisioned. ... When the soldiers of Belisarius were preoccupied with this, the friends of Narses pointed out to him that John had already attempted to capture the place and had found it impossible. In their opinion it was better to recover Aemilia for the emperor as Narses had suggested than waste time here. Narses accordingly abandoned his camp at night and marched fast to Ariminum. When the Gothic commander Moras saw this in the morning, he taunted Belisarius, but he did this too soon. Belisarius was still determined to storm the place, but little did he know that he did not need to do it because luck was on his side. The spring which had provided the defenders with water dried up and the Goths were prepared to surrender. - Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Monticello replicas
- ALT1: ... that the Gothic garrison during the siege of Urbinus was confident with their supplies and city's fortifications only to surrender once the stream supplying the city with fresh water dried up? Source: Hughes, Ian (2009). Belisarius: the last Roman general p. 167 Narses, John and their adherents followed Belisarius but set up their camp on the opposite side of the city. The envoys that Belisarius sent failed to convince the garrison that they should surrender, so Belisarius began to prepare siege engines with which to assault the city. John, who had on a previous occasion decided not to attempt to attack the city, declared that the city could not be taken. Narses agreed with him, and, although Belisarius begged him to stay, their forces abandoned the siege and returned to Ariminum.
Improved to Good Article status by A.Cython (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 17 past nominations.
A.Cython(talk) 00:31, 21 May 2026 (UTC).
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@A.Cython: Became a GA and was nominated for DYK two days later. The first hook is rather interesting. QPQ is met. The article looks fine and I cannot find any major errors stopping it from becoming a DYK. Jon698 (talk) 14:09, 3 June 2026 (UTC)