Many Gepids followed Alboin to Italy (see Paulus Diaconus), but many remained, in 630 Theophylact Simocatta reports that Byzantine Army entered the territory of the Avars and attacked a Gepid feast capturing 30,000 Gepids (they met no Avars).
Many Gepids followed Alboin to Italy (see Paulus Diaconus), but many remained. In 630, Theophylact Simocatta reported that the Byzantine Army entered the territory of the Avars and attacked a Gepid feast, capturing 30,000 Gepids (they met no Avars).