Ostrogothic Kingdom

Kingdom of Italy Regnum Italiae (Latin)
493–553
Ostrogoth coin depicting Theodoric the Great
The Ostrogothic Kingdom between 508 and 534 AD
Theodoric's empire at its peak in 523: blue for direct rule, light blue for regions under his hegemony.
Capital	Ravenna (493–540) Pavia (540–553)
Common languages	Gothic, Vulgar Latin, Pannonian Latin
Religion	Official: Arian Christianity[1][2] Chalcedonian Christianity[3] Minority: Judaism[4] Pelagian Christianity[5] Roman Paganism[6] Manichaeism[5]
Government	Monarchy
King
• 493–526	Theodoric (first)[2]
• 552–553	Teia (last)
Historical era	Late antiquity
• Battles of Isonzo and Verona	489
• Fall of Ravenna	493
• Start of the Gothic War	535
• Battle of Mons Lactarius	553
Preceded by Succeeded by Kingdom of Italy under Odoacer Hunnic Empire Rugiland Byzantine Empire under the Justinian dynasty Exarchate of Ravenna Duchy of Rome Avar Khaganate

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The Ostrogothic Kingdom, officially the Kingdom of Italy (Latin: Regnum Italiae),^[7] was a barbarian kingdom established by the Germanic Ostrogoths that controlled Italy and neighbouring areas between 493 and 553. Led by Theodoric the Great, the Ostrogoths killed Odoacer, a Germanic soldier and erstwhile leader of the foederati. Odoacer had previously become the de facto ruler of Italy following his deposition of Romulus Augustulus, the final emperor of the Western Roman Empire, in 476. Under Theodoric, the Ostrogothic kingdom reached its zenith, stretching from Southern France in the west to Western Serbia in the southeast. Most of the social institutions of the late Western Roman Empire were preserved during his rule. Theodoric called himself "King of the Goths and Romans" (Latin: Gothorum Romanorumque Rex), demonstrating his desire to be a leader for both peoples.

Under Justinian I, the Byzantine Empire embarked on a campaign to reconquer Italy in 535. Witiges, who was the Ostrogothic ruler at that time, could not defend the kingdom 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.