In 740, according to the Chronicon Faventinum of Canon Tolosanus of Faenza, the Lombard King Liutprand descended upon Faenza and put the town under siege. He was intent on seizing the Exarchate of Ravenna and expelling the last remaining Byzantine officials from northern Italy.
In 740, as described in the Chronicon Faventinum by Canon Tolosanus of Faenza, Lombard King Liutprand's military action was aimed at capturing the Exarchate of Ravenna and removing the remaining Byzantine administrators from northern Italy.