Thursday, June 26, 2025

Collection of facts about the Ostrogoths

This post is a collection of facts about the Ostrogoths. There are 8 facts listed below.

  • Germanic people from the Balkans
  • Ostrogothic Kingdom (493 - 553 AD)
  • Controlled Italy, Southern France and the Balkans
  • Succeeded the Kingdom of Italy and Odoacer
  • Ruled by Theodoric the Great (493 - 526 AD)
  • Capital: Ravenna (until 540 AD), then Pavia
  • Gothic War with the Byzantine Empire (535 - 554 AD)
  • Italy lost to the Byzantine Empire and Justinian I

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