[1] Landing in Naples he and Paulus, another Byzantine military commander, led 3,000 Isaurians to Belisarius’ aid.
[1] First, they waited for other contingents' reinforcements to gather in Naples before moving on to Rome.
[1] When an army under Vacimus arrived at Ancona he deployed to face them in open battle but quickly retreated after seeing the full size of the enemy force.
[1] The attackers had siege equipment ready and could immediately attempt to storm the city.
[1] The attackers gained a foothold on the walls but Ultimuth, from Belisarius’ guards, and Gouboulgoudou, from Valerian's guard, drove the attackers out both suffering severe wounds.