The Ostrogothic Kingdom was established by the Ostrogoths in Italy and neighbouring areas from 493 to 553.
In Italy the Ostrogoths, led by Theoderic the Great, killed and replaced Odoacer, a Germanic soldier, erstwhile-leader of the foederati in northern Italy, and the de facto ruler of Italy, who had deposed the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, Romulus Augustulus, in 476. Under Theoderic, its first king, the Ostrogothic kingdom reached its zenith, stretching from modern France in the west into modern Serbia in the southeast. Most of the social institutions of the late Western Roman Empire were preserved during his rule.
Starting in 535, the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire invaded Italy under Justinian I. The Ostrogothic ruler at that time, Witiges, could not defend successfully and was finally captured when the capital Ravenna fell. The Ostrogoths rallied around a new leader, Totila, and largely managed to reverse the conquest, but were eventually defeated. The last king of the Ostrogothic Kingdom was Teia.
Ostrogoth, member of a division of the Goths. The Ostrogoths developed an empire north of the Black Sea in the 3rd century and, in the late 5th century, under Theodoric the Great, established the Gothic kingdom of Italy.
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published: 04 Jun 2023
What if the Byzantine/ Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian had not attacked the Ostrogothic Kingdom?
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The 5 "Kingdoms of Italy" explained (Illustrated summary)
throughtout History there have been many states called "Kingdom of Italy" Though usually most people refer to the Kingdom of Italy ruled by the House if Savoy, so in this video i'll explein their differences and when they started and how they ended.
Chapter of the Video:
0:00 Intro
0:25 Odoacers kingdom of Italy
2:20 Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy
3:04 Lombard Kingdom of Italy
4:58 Imperial kingdom of Italy
6:22 Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy
6:57 Kingdom of Italy (Savoy)
8:29 Outro
Assets used in the video :
Map Of Renaissance Italy: https://www.britannica.com/place/Kingdom-of-Naples#/media/1/402903/238856
By Franz Wenzel Schwarz - Napoli_Castel_Nuovo_museo_civico_-_ingresso_di_Garibaldi_a_Napoli_-_Wenzel_1060721.JPG, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15640014...
published: 18 Dec 2023
Is the "fall" of the Roman Empire a myth? The Rise and Fall of the Ostrogoths
The Rise and Fall of the Ostrogoths - Gothic barbarians took over Rome after the Empire’s fall. The story of what happened next.
After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the Ostrogoths ruled a “barbarian” kingdom of Italy from 493 to 553, when their kingdom was conquered by the Byzantine Eastern Roman Empire. We’ll look at the continuity of the Roman state under the Ostrogoths and ask whether their fall wasn’t the true end of the Western Empire.
published: 14 Nov 2019
The Last Roman: Ostrogothic Kingdom victory cinematic
This is the cinematic you get for getting a major victory with the Ostrogothic Kingdom. Its basically the same as the others and has the Barbarian victory music but the skins are different. -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/lewtedhosetw
published: 08 Jul 2016
Ostrogothic Italy
In this video, I explore the history of Ostrogothic Italy from its foundation by Theoderic the Great to its brutal conquest at the hands of the Byzantines.
published: 15 Sep 2017
The History of the Ostrogothic Kingdom: Every Year
Music:
- Black Wolf's Inn
published: 02 Apr 2021
The History of the Gothic Kingdoms: Every Year
Errors:
The capital of the Visigothic Kingdom in 524-720 was Toledo, not Barcelona.
published: 18 Jun 2021
Ostrogothic kingdom
published: 24 May 2016
What on Earth Happened to the Goths?
Who were the ancient Goths of Europe, and how did they go from conquerors of the Roman Empire, to the strange underground subculture we see today? Today we will discuss the history of the Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Vandals and other relevant groups from around this time period, and how they managed to dominate Europe, if only for the briefest of moments, only to fall into obscurity in only a matter of decades (or did they?)
Please let me know your thoughts on the Goths as a nation, culture, kingdom and their influences on our modern societies today. Thanks for watching!
Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTFG1jVKbPA
Sources:
https://www.livescience.com/45948-ancient-goths.html
http://www.dandebat.dk/eng-dk-historie12.htm
https://blogs.ancestry.com/cm/4-types-of-spanish-surnames-which-o...
Ostrogoth, member of a division of the Goths. The Ostrogoths developed an empire north of the Black Sea in the 3rd century and, in the late 5th century, under T...
Ostrogoth, member of a division of the Goths. The Ostrogoths developed an empire north of the Black Sea in the 3rd century and, in the late 5th century, under Theodoric the Great, established the Gothic kingdom of Italy.
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04:47 Economy
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09:10 Farewell
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Ostrogoth, member of a division of the Goths. The Ostrogoths developed an empire north of the Black Sea in the 3rd century and, in the late 5th century, under Theodoric the Great, established the Gothic kingdom of Italy.
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00:00 Introduction
00:23 Origins
02:29 Society
04:47 Economy
06:08 Conquest of the Huns
06:51 Reign of Theodoric
08:19 Fall
09:10 Farewell
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throughtout History there have been many states called "Kingdom of Italy" Though usually most people refer to the Kingdom of Italy ruled by the House if Savoy, ...
throughtout History there have been many states called "Kingdom of Italy" Though usually most people refer to the Kingdom of Italy ruled by the House if Savoy, so in this video i'll explein their differences and when they started and how they ended.
Chapter of the Video:
0:00 Intro
0:25 Odoacers kingdom of Italy
2:20 Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy
3:04 Lombard Kingdom of Italy
4:58 Imperial kingdom of Italy
6:22 Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy
6:57 Kingdom of Italy (Savoy)
8:29 Outro
Assets used in the video :
Map Of Renaissance Italy: https://www.britannica.com/place/Kingdom-of-Naples#/media/1/402903/238856
By Franz Wenzel Schwarz - Napoli_Castel_Nuovo_museo_civico_-_ingresso_di_Garibaldi_a_Napoli_-_Wenzel_1060721.JPG, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15640014
By Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=112958481
Sources used for this video:
Thompson, E. A. (2002). Romans and Barbarians The Decline of the Western Empire. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 61
Jones, Arnold Hugh Martin; Martindale, J. R.; Morris, John, eds. (1980). The Prospography of the Later Roman Empire: Volume II: AD 395–527. Cambridge University Press Page
„Ovida“ 815, “Odoacer” Page 791–793,
“Agilulf” Paul the Deacon, History of the Lombards, 4.20; translated by Foulke, p. 165
“Plague of Justinian” Rosen, William (2007). Justinian's Flea: Plague, Empire, and the Birth of Europe. New York City: Viking Adult. pp. 321–322.
“Birth of the Papal States” • Partner, Peter (1972). The Lands of St. Peter: The Papal State in the Middle Ages and the Early Renaissance. University of California Press. Page 20-22
“The Lombard Arian and Pagan Nobility wanted to preserve their own warlike culture and identity” Franco Cardini e Marina Montesano, Storia medievale, pag. 86.
throughtout History there have been many states called "Kingdom of Italy" Though usually most people refer to the Kingdom of Italy ruled by the House if Savoy, so in this video i'll explein their differences and when they started and how they ended.
Chapter of the Video:
0:00 Intro
0:25 Odoacers kingdom of Italy
2:20 Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy
3:04 Lombard Kingdom of Italy
4:58 Imperial kingdom of Italy
6:22 Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy
6:57 Kingdom of Italy (Savoy)
8:29 Outro
Assets used in the video :
Map Of Renaissance Italy: https://www.britannica.com/place/Kingdom-of-Naples#/media/1/402903/238856
By Franz Wenzel Schwarz - Napoli_Castel_Nuovo_museo_civico_-_ingresso_di_Garibaldi_a_Napoli_-_Wenzel_1060721.JPG, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15640014
By Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=112958481
Sources used for this video:
Thompson, E. A. (2002). Romans and Barbarians The Decline of the Western Empire. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 61
Jones, Arnold Hugh Martin; Martindale, J. R.; Morris, John, eds. (1980). The Prospography of the Later Roman Empire: Volume II: AD 395–527. Cambridge University Press Page
„Ovida“ 815, “Odoacer” Page 791–793,
“Agilulf” Paul the Deacon, History of the Lombards, 4.20; translated by Foulke, p. 165
“Plague of Justinian” Rosen, William (2007). Justinian's Flea: Plague, Empire, and the Birth of Europe. New York City: Viking Adult. pp. 321–322.
“Birth of the Papal States” • Partner, Peter (1972). The Lands of St. Peter: The Papal State in the Middle Ages and the Early Renaissance. University of California Press. Page 20-22
“The Lombard Arian and Pagan Nobility wanted to preserve their own warlike culture and identity” Franco Cardini e Marina Montesano, Storia medievale, pag. 86.
The Rise and Fall of the Ostrogoths - Gothic barbarians took over Rome after the Empire’s fall. The story of what happened next.
After the fall of the Western ...
The Rise and Fall of the Ostrogoths - Gothic barbarians took over Rome after the Empire’s fall. The story of what happened next.
After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the Ostrogoths ruled a “barbarian” kingdom of Italy from 493 to 553, when their kingdom was conquered by the Byzantine Eastern Roman Empire. We’ll look at the continuity of the Roman state under the Ostrogoths and ask whether their fall wasn’t the true end of the Western Empire.
The Rise and Fall of the Ostrogoths - Gothic barbarians took over Rome after the Empire’s fall. The story of what happened next.
After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the Ostrogoths ruled a “barbarian” kingdom of Italy from 493 to 553, when their kingdom was conquered by the Byzantine Eastern Roman Empire. We’ll look at the continuity of the Roman state under the Ostrogoths and ask whether their fall wasn’t the true end of the Western Empire.
This is the cinematic you get for getting a major victory with the Ostrogothic Kingdom. Its basically the same as the others and has the Barbarian victory music...
This is the cinematic you get for getting a major victory with the Ostrogothic Kingdom. Its basically the same as the others and has the Barbarian victory music but the skins are different. -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/lewtedhosetw
This is the cinematic you get for getting a major victory with the Ostrogothic Kingdom. Its basically the same as the others and has the Barbarian victory music but the skins are different. -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/lewtedhosetw
In this video, I explore the history of Ostrogothic Italy from its foundation by Theoderic the Great to its brutal conquest at the hands of the Byzantines.
In this video, I explore the history of Ostrogothic Italy from its foundation by Theoderic the Great to its brutal conquest at the hands of the Byzantines.
In this video, I explore the history of Ostrogothic Italy from its foundation by Theoderic the Great to its brutal conquest at the hands of the Byzantines.
Who were the ancient Goths of Europe, and how did they go from conquerors of the Roman Empire, to the strange underground subculture we see today? Today we will...
Who were the ancient Goths of Europe, and how did they go from conquerors of the Roman Empire, to the strange underground subculture we see today? Today we will discuss the history of the Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Vandals and other relevant groups from around this time period, and how they managed to dominate Europe, if only for the briefest of moments, only to fall into obscurity in only a matter of decades (or did they?)
Please let me know your thoughts on the Goths as a nation, culture, kingdom and their influences on our modern societies today. Thanks for watching!
Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTFG1jVKbPA
Sources:
https://www.livescience.com/45948-ancient-goths.html
http://www.dandebat.dk/eng-dk-historie12.htm
https://blogs.ancestry.com/cm/4-types-of-spanish-surnames-which-one-is-yours/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Goth
http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/who-were-the-goths-and-vandals
https://www.vox.com/2014/8/19/5942585/40-maps-that-explain-the-roman-empire
Who were the ancient Goths of Europe, and how did they go from conquerors of the Roman Empire, to the strange underground subculture we see today? Today we will discuss the history of the Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Vandals and other relevant groups from around this time period, and how they managed to dominate Europe, if only for the briefest of moments, only to fall into obscurity in only a matter of decades (or did they?)
Please let me know your thoughts on the Goths as a nation, culture, kingdom and their influences on our modern societies today. Thanks for watching!
Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTFG1jVKbPA
Sources:
https://www.livescience.com/45948-ancient-goths.html
http://www.dandebat.dk/eng-dk-historie12.htm
https://blogs.ancestry.com/cm/4-types-of-spanish-surnames-which-one-is-yours/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Goth
http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/who-were-the-goths-and-vandals
https://www.vox.com/2014/8/19/5942585/40-maps-that-explain-the-roman-empire
Ostrogoth, member of a division of the Goths. The Ostrogoths developed an empire north of the Black Sea in the 3rd century and, in the late 5th century, under Theodoric the Great, established the Gothic kingdom of Italy.
I hope you like it and you can continue to support this channel to bring many more videos about historical characters, battles, empires, curiosities and much more! From the beginnings of civilizations to the most recent history.
▶ Here you can watch more videos about different Empires / Dynasties / Societies / Civilizations that there have been: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XdfURBLJ5Y&list=PLnEqxY6YxgWQoefBDYNHsBufwmzpofF50
00:00 Introduction
00:23 Origins
02:29 Society
04:47 Economy
06:08 Conquest of the Huns
06:51 Reign of Theodoric
08:19 Fall
09:10 Farewell
Subscribe for more, you would help us a lot!
Thank you very much for watching the videos!
⚔️ SPQR Shop, excellent hand-crafted Roman rings and other items:
https://spqrshop.com/?sca_ref=4770010.FM16q4LJHr
Enter the code "Maiorianus" to get a 20% discount on every purchase. The ideal present for any fan of Rome 😉!
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The wonderful background music is by Adrian von Ziegler: https://youtu.be/USz9cwVSaqg
Disclosures: Some links in the description are affiliate links which means that if you purchase something by clicking on one of them, your host Sebastian will receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. In this way you will be supporting the channel to improve the video production quality at no extra cost to you.
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throughtout History there have been many states called "Kingdom of Italy" Though usually most people refer to the Kingdom of Italy ruled by the House if Savoy, so in this video i'll explein their differences and when they started and how they ended.
Chapter of the Video:
0:00 Intro
0:25 Odoacers kingdom of Italy
2:20 Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy
3:04 Lombard Kingdom of Italy
4:58 Imperial kingdom of Italy
6:22 Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy
6:57 Kingdom of Italy (Savoy)
8:29 Outro
Assets used in the video :
Map Of Renaissance Italy: https://www.britannica.com/place/Kingdom-of-Naples#/media/1/402903/238856
By Franz Wenzel Schwarz - Napoli_Castel_Nuovo_museo_civico_-_ingresso_di_Garibaldi_a_Napoli_-_Wenzel_1060721.JPG, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15640014
By Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=112958481
Sources used for this video:
Thompson, E. A. (2002). Romans and Barbarians The Decline of the Western Empire. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 61
Jones, Arnold Hugh Martin; Martindale, J. R.; Morris, John, eds. (1980). The Prospography of the Later Roman Empire: Volume II: AD 395–527. Cambridge University Press Page
„Ovida“ 815, “Odoacer” Page 791–793,
“Agilulf” Paul the Deacon, History of the Lombards, 4.20; translated by Foulke, p. 165
“Plague of Justinian” Rosen, William (2007). Justinian's Flea: Plague, Empire, and the Birth of Europe. New York City: Viking Adult. pp. 321–322.
“Birth of the Papal States” • Partner, Peter (1972). The Lands of St. Peter: The Papal State in the Middle Ages and the Early Renaissance. University of California Press. Page 20-22
“The Lombard Arian and Pagan Nobility wanted to preserve their own warlike culture and identity” Franco Cardini e Marina Montesano, Storia medievale, pag. 86.
The Rise and Fall of the Ostrogoths - Gothic barbarians took over Rome after the Empire’s fall. The story of what happened next.
After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the Ostrogoths ruled a “barbarian” kingdom of Italy from 493 to 553, when their kingdom was conquered by the Byzantine Eastern Roman Empire. We’ll look at the continuity of the Roman state under the Ostrogoths and ask whether their fall wasn’t the true end of the Western Empire.
This is the cinematic you get for getting a major victory with the Ostrogothic Kingdom. Its basically the same as the others and has the Barbarian victory music but the skins are different. -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/lewtedhosetw
In this video, I explore the history of Ostrogothic Italy from its foundation by Theoderic the Great to its brutal conquest at the hands of the Byzantines.
Who were the ancient Goths of Europe, and how did they go from conquerors of the Roman Empire, to the strange underground subculture we see today? Today we will discuss the history of the Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Vandals and other relevant groups from around this time period, and how they managed to dominate Europe, if only for the briefest of moments, only to fall into obscurity in only a matter of decades (or did they?)
Please let me know your thoughts on the Goths as a nation, culture, kingdom and their influences on our modern societies today. Thanks for watching!
Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTFG1jVKbPA
Sources:
https://www.livescience.com/45948-ancient-goths.html
http://www.dandebat.dk/eng-dk-historie12.htm
https://blogs.ancestry.com/cm/4-types-of-spanish-surnames-which-one-is-yours/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Goth
http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/who-were-the-goths-and-vandals
https://www.vox.com/2014/8/19/5942585/40-maps-that-explain-the-roman-empire
The Ostrogothic Kingdom was established by the Ostrogoths in Italy and neighbouring areas from 493 to 553.
In Italy the Ostrogoths, led by Theoderic the Great, killed and replaced Odoacer, a Germanic soldier, erstwhile-leader of the foederati in northern Italy, and the de facto ruler of Italy, who had deposed the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, Romulus Augustulus, in 476. Under Theoderic, its first king, the Ostrogothic kingdom reached its zenith, stretching from modern France in the west into modern Serbia in the southeast. Most of the social institutions of the late Western Roman Empire were preserved during his rule.
Starting in 535, the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire invaded Italy under Justinian I. The Ostrogothic ruler at that time, Witiges, could not defend successfully and was finally captured when the capital Ravenna fell. The Ostrogoths rallied around a new leader, Totila, and largely managed to reverse the conquest, but were eventually defeated. The last king of the Ostrogothic Kingdom was Teia.
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