Ostrogothic Kingdom

493–553 CE

Theodoric established the Ostrogothic Kingdom after defeating Odoacer in 493. His government combined Gothic military power with Roman civil administration and presented itself as a continuation of order in Italy.

The kingdom included Italy and at times exercised influence across the western Mediterranean and Balkans. Religious and political distinctions remained between the Arian Gothic elite and the largely Nicene Roman population.

Related people for Ostrogothic Kingdom

Antoninafl. 6th century; died after 565 Belisarius505–565 Justinian Ic. 483–565 Odoacer433–493 Procopiusc. 5th century–565 Romulus Augustusc. 460–after 507 Theodorac. 500–548 Theodoric the Great454–526 Zeno425–491

Books

3 Best Novels About the Ostrogothic Kingdom

Raptor

by Gary Jennings

First published 1992 · 4.1(2,071)

The Silk Tree

by Julian Stockwin

First published 2014 · Moments of History · 4.0(303)

Theoderic

by Ross Laidlaw

First published 2008 · 3.0(13)