Answer
Teia succeeded Totila as the Ostrogothic king of Italy in 552 AD. He immediately faced the challenge of the Byzantine general Narses, who had reconquered most of Italy from the Ostrogoths. Teia gathered his army and met Narses in battle at the Battle of Mons Lactarius in 552 AD. Despite fighting bravely, the Ostrogoths were defeated, and Teia was killed in the fighting.