ɪt wʌz ɹˌiːkˈɑːŋkɚd ɪnðə vændˈælɪk wˈɔːɹ baɪ ðɪ ˈiːst ɹˈoʊmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ bˈɪzɐntˌiːn ˈɛmpaɪɚ ɪn fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ, hˌuː bˈɪlt ɐ bˈɪzɐntˌiːn stˈaɪl tʃˈæpəl ænd smˈɔːl fˈɔːɹts.
It was reconquered in the Vandalic War by the East Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) in 534, who built a Byzantine style chapel and small forts.