Assertion: empire's emperor | /r/CapableOf | assert his control
Facets:
value: over the kingdom of italy
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The Eastern emperor Justinian I (r. 527-565 CE) asserted his control over the Kingdom of Italy and met the greatest resistance from the Ostrogoth king Totila (r. 541-552 CE) who claimed the right to the same autonomy Theodoric had won from Rome.