It appears most historians of the period of the Gothic War would agree that, in retrospect, the invasion and conquest of Italy by the Byzantine empire in the 6th Century was a mistake, a policy decsion that chsed short-term glory at the price of exhausting the empire's resources and loading it with borders that would prove unsustainable in the long run.
What are the more probable results of Justinian shelving the plans for his campaign before they are attempted?
What are the more probable results of Justinian shelving the plans for his campaign before they are attempted?