Ostrogoths

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Reach of the Ostrogoths

The Ostrogoths () were a Germanic people, one part of the Goths, who established a kingdom north of the Black Sea in the 3rd century and, in the late 5th century, under their king Theodoric the Great, established a kingdom in Italy, which lasted until the 6th century. A small group of Crimean Ostrogoths preserved their identity through the Middle Ages.

Ostrogothic kings

• Valamir 447–465
• Theodemir (Thiudimir) 470–475
• Theodoric the Great (Thiudoric) 489–526
• Athalaric (Athalarich, Atthalaric) 526–534
• Amalasuintha (Amalasuntha) 534-535
• Theodahad (Thiudahad) 534–536
• Witiges (Witichis, Wittigeis) 536–540
• Ildibad (Hildebad, Hildibad) 540–541
• Eraric the Rugian (Erarich, Heraric, Ariaric) 541
• Totila 541–552
• Teia (Theia, Teja) 552–553

See also

• Visigoth
• Western Roman Empire
• Decline of the Roman Empire

External links

• Germanic conquest of Rome (in German)

Encyclopedias

• Ancient History Encyclopedia: Ostrogoth
• Encyclopedia Britannica: Ostrogoth
• Encyclopedia.com: Ostrogoths