Ostrogothic Kingdom

Ostrogothic Kingdom was a state in Italy (Europe) that lasted from 493 to 553 CE, about 60 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

Theodoric the Great ruled Italy with Roman officials such as Boethius and Cassiodorus. Justinian's generals destroyed the kingdom in a twenty-year war.

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Facts

Dates

493 to 553 CE

Duration

60 years

Type

State

Region

Italy, Europe

Language family

Germanic

Capital

Ravenna

Came from

• Kingdom of Odoacer 476 to 493 CE

Became

• Byzantine Italy (Exarchate of Ravenna) 554 to 751 CE

Events in Europe during its time

• 541 Plague of Justinian

Neighbours in Europe

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Kingdom of Wessex c. 519 to 927 CE
• Kingdom of Mercia c. 527 to 918 CE
• Merovingian Kingdom 481 to 751 CE
• Visigothic Kingdom of Toledo 507 to 711 CE
• Visigothic Kingdom of Toulouse 418 to 507 CE
• San Marino c. 301 CE to the present
• Kingdom of Gwynedd c. 450 to 1216 CE
• Kingdom of Powys c. 450 to 1160 CE
• Kingdom of Strathclyde c. 450 to 1030 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
• Sasanian Empire 224 to 651 CE, Middle East
• Gupta Empire c. 320 to 550 CE, South Asia
• First Turkic Khaganate 552 to 603 CE, Central and North Asia

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