Thursday, June 26, 2025

Collection of facts about the Visigothic Kingdom

This post is a collection of facts about the Visigothic Kingdom (418 - 720 AD). There are 13 facts listed below.

  • Germanic people from the Danube Valley
  • Based in the Iberian Peninsula and southwestern France
  • Capitals: Toulouse, Barcelona and Toledo
  • Sack of Rome (410 AD)
  • Established as a Roman foederati (418 AD)
  • Fought Vandals, Alans and Suebi
  • Fought Huns at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains (451 AD)
  • Gained independence from Roman Empire (476 AD)
  • Franco-Visigothic Wars (496 - 508 AD)
  • Byzantine Spania (552 - 624 AD)
  • Annexed Suebic Kingdom (585 AD)
  • Visigothic Code completed (654 AD)
  • Conquered by Umayyad Caliphate (711 - 719 AD)

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