Justinian called Belisarius out of retirement and defeated the new Hunnish threat. |
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In 535, he commissioned Belisarius to attack the Ostrogoths following the success he had in North Africa against the Vandals. |
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Eraric, the leader of the group, endorsed Belisarius and the rest of the kingdom agreed, so they offered him their crown. |
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As soon as Belisarius was gone, the remaining Ostrogoths elected a new king named Totila. |
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However, in late 533 or early 534, following the Battle of Ad Decimum, the troops of Belisarius reestablished control of the islands for the Byzantine Empire. |
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Belisarius was a soldier, not a statesman, and still loyal to Justinian. |
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Belisarius quickly took Carthage while the surviving Vandals fought on. |
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Belisarius quickly advanced to Hippo, second city of the Vandal Kingdom, and in 534 Gelimer surrendered to the Byzantine conqueror, ending the Kingdom of the Vandals. |
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Fearful that Belisarius might set himself up a permanent kingship should he consolidate his conquests, Justinian recalled him to Constantinople with Witiges in tow. |
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