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Belisarius informing him that John was about to run out of supplies, and would need to surrender in seven days. Belisarius decide to lift the siege by deception. He split his army into four groups, three of which were sent to the vicinity of Ariminum. One force, led by Ildiger,
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Byzantine attack by a contingent of troops. During the night, the
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before moving over it. The weight of the tower caused it to sink slightly into the trench as the faggots were crushed and the earthwork, made of the dirt out of the trench, which was built behind it, stopped the advance entirely.
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