In 575, Tiberius sent reinforcements to Italy under the command of Baduarius with orders to stem the Lombard invasion. He saved Rome from the Lombards and allied the Empire with Childebert II, the King of the Franks, to defeat them. Childebert II fought on several occasions in the name of the Emperor Maurice against the Lombards in Italy, with limited success. Unfortunately, Baduarius was defeated and killed in 576, allowing even more imperial territory in Italy to slip away.