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in 540, at the close of his 1st Italian campaign, the Goths tried to cut the Byzantine general Belisarius a deal: they would recognize his rule, and in exchange she would rebel against the Byzantine Emperor Justinian, and set himself up as the new Emperor of the West. in OTL, Belisarius accepts the offer, but then betrays the Goths and remains loyal to his liege. what if Belisarius realized how paranoid Justinian was ( he would later imprisoned Belisarius for no reason whatsoever), and accepted the Gothic offer in full faith, proclaiming himself the new Emperor in the West?
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