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Theodoric defeated Odoacer in 489 and killed him in 493, which marks the start of undisputed Gothic rule. The end is dated 552 to 555: Totila died at Taginae in 552, Wikidata ends the kingdom in 553, and a Gothic garrison at Campsa held out until spring 555. Frankish, Alemannic and Gothic strongholds north of the Po fell only in 562. The British Museum entry gives only 493.
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A Gothic kingdom in Italy under Theodoric, who defeated Odoacer and ruled from Ravenna from 493. After his death in 526 Justinian's generals fought the Goths in the Gothic War until Italy returned to imperial rule in the 550s.
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- Moche culture
- Nazca culture
- Tiwanaku
- Maya civilization
- Zapotec civilization
- Teotihuacan
- Ancient Rome
- Picts
- Visigothic Kingdom
- Anglo-Saxon England
- Merovingian Kingdom
- Kingdom of Gwynedd
- Kingdom of Aksum
- Sogdia
- Sasanian Empire
- Anuradhapura Kingdom
- Goguryeo
- Funan
- Champa
- Baekje
- Kofun period and Yamato state
- Silla
Key events
Theodoric defeats Odoacer at the Isonzo and at Verona
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- Moche cultureSouth America
- Nazca cultureSouth America
- TiwanakuSouth America
- Maya civilizationMesoamerica
- Zapotec civilizationMesoamerica
- TeotihuacanMesoamerica
- Ancient RomeEurope
- PictsEurope
- Visigothic KingdomEurope
- Anglo-Saxon EnglandEurope
- Kingdom of AksumAfrica
- SogdiaMiddle East & Central Asia
- Sasanian EmpireMiddle East & Central Asia
- Anuradhapura KingdomSouth Asia
- GoguryeoEast Asia & Pacific
- FunanEast Asia & Pacific
- BaekjeEast Asia & Pacific
- SillaEast Asia & Pacific
- ChampaEast Asia & Pacific
- Kofun period and Yamato stateEast Asia & Pacific
- Mixtec civilizationMesoamerica (uncertain overlap)
- Kingdom of GwyneddEurope (uncertain overlap)
- Merovingian KingdomEurope (uncertain overlap)
- Ghana EmpireAfrica (uncertain overlap)
- Gupta EmpireSouth Asia (uncertain overlap)
Theodoric takes Ravenna, kills Odoacer, and rules Italy
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Also happening around
- Moche cultureSouth America
- Nazca cultureSouth America
- TiwanakuSouth America
- Maya civilizationMesoamerica
- Zapotec civilizationMesoamerica
- TeotihuacanMesoamerica
- Ancient RomeEurope
- PictsEurope
- Visigothic KingdomEurope
- Anglo-Saxon EnglandEurope
- Kingdom of AksumAfrica
- SogdiaMiddle East & Central Asia
- Sasanian EmpireMiddle East & Central Asia
- Anuradhapura KingdomSouth Asia
- GoguryeoEast Asia & Pacific
- FunanEast Asia & Pacific
- BaekjeEast Asia & Pacific
- SillaEast Asia & Pacific
- ChampaEast Asia & Pacific
- Kofun period and Yamato stateEast Asia & Pacific
- Mixtec civilizationMesoamerica (uncertain overlap)
- Kingdom of GwyneddEurope (uncertain overlap)
- Merovingian KingdomEurope (uncertain overlap)
- Ghana EmpireAfrica (uncertain overlap)
- Gupta EmpireSouth Asia (uncertain overlap)
Theodoric has the senator Boethius put to deathDisputed
The World History Encyclopedia and Wikipedia date the death of Boethius to 524. Procopius says Theodoric also had Boethius's father-in-law Symmachus killed and gives no year for either; Wikipedia dates Symmachus's death to 526.
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- Moche cultureSouth America
- Nazca cultureSouth America
- TiwanakuSouth America
- Maya civilizationMesoamerica
- Zapotec civilizationMesoamerica
- TeotihuacanMesoamerica
- Ancient RomeEurope
- PictsEurope
- Visigothic KingdomEurope
- Anglo-Saxon EnglandEurope
- Kingdom of GwyneddEurope
- Merovingian KingdomEurope
- Kingdom of AksumAfrica
- SogdiaMiddle East & Central Asia
- Sasanian EmpireMiddle East & Central Asia
- Anuradhapura KingdomSouth Asia
- GoguryeoEast Asia & Pacific
- FunanEast Asia & Pacific
- BaekjeEast Asia & Pacific
- SillaEast Asia & Pacific
- ChampaEast Asia & Pacific
- Kofun period and Yamato stateEast Asia & Pacific
- Wari EmpireSouth America (uncertain overlap)
- Mixtec civilizationMesoamerica (uncertain overlap)
- Ghana EmpireAfrica (uncertain overlap)
- Gupta EmpireSouth Asia (uncertain overlap)
Theodoric dies, and his grandson Athalaric succeeds him under the regency of Amalasuntha
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- Moche cultureSouth America
- Nazca cultureSouth America
- TiwanakuSouth America
- Maya civilizationMesoamerica
- Zapotec civilizationMesoamerica
- TeotihuacanMesoamerica
- Ancient RomeEurope
- PictsEurope
- Visigothic KingdomEurope
- Anglo-Saxon EnglandEurope
- Kingdom of GwyneddEurope
- Merovingian KingdomEurope
- Kingdom of AksumAfrica
- SogdiaMiddle East & Central Asia
- Sasanian EmpireMiddle East & Central Asia
- Anuradhapura KingdomSouth Asia
- GoguryeoEast Asia & Pacific
- FunanEast Asia & Pacific
- BaekjeEast Asia & Pacific
- SillaEast Asia & Pacific
- ChampaEast Asia & Pacific
- Kofun period and Yamato stateEast Asia & Pacific
- Wari EmpireSouth America (uncertain overlap)
- Mixtec civilizationMesoamerica (uncertain overlap)
- Ghana EmpireAfrica (uncertain overlap)
- Gupta EmpireSouth Asia (uncertain overlap)
Belisarius lands in Sicily for Justinian and takes Catana and Syracuse
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Also happening around
- Moche cultureSouth America
- Nazca cultureSouth America
- TiwanakuSouth America
- Maya civilizationMesoamerica
- Zapotec civilizationMesoamerica
- TeotihuacanMesoamerica
- Ancient RomeEurope
- PictsEurope
- Visigothic KingdomEurope
- Anglo-Saxon EnglandEurope
- Kingdom of GwyneddEurope
- Merovingian KingdomEurope
- Kingdom of AksumAfrica
- SogdiaMiddle East & Central Asia
- Sasanian EmpireMiddle East & Central Asia
- Anuradhapura KingdomSouth Asia
- GoguryeoEast Asia & Pacific
- FunanEast Asia & Pacific
- BaekjeEast Asia & Pacific
- SillaEast Asia & Pacific
- ChampaEast Asia & Pacific
- Kofun period and Yamato stateEast Asia & Pacific
- Wari EmpireSouth America (uncertain overlap)
- Mixtec civilizationMesoamerica (uncertain overlap)
- Ghana EmpireAfrica (uncertain overlap)
- Gupta EmpireSouth Asia (uncertain overlap)
Belisarius takes Ravenna and captures King Witigis
Also happening around
- Moche cultureSouth America
- Nazca cultureSouth America
- TiwanakuSouth America
- Maya civilizationMesoamerica
- Zapotec civilizationMesoamerica
- TeotihuacanMesoamerica
- Ancient RomeEurope
- PictsEurope
- Visigothic KingdomEurope
- Anglo-Saxon EnglandEurope
- Kingdom of GwyneddEurope
- Merovingian KingdomEurope
- Kingdom of AksumAfrica
- SogdiaMiddle East & Central Asia
- Sasanian EmpireMiddle East & Central Asia
- Anuradhapura KingdomSouth Asia
- GoguryeoEast Asia & Pacific
- FunanEast Asia & Pacific
- BaekjeEast Asia & Pacific
- SillaEast Asia & Pacific
- ChampaEast Asia & Pacific
- Kofun period and Yamato stateEast Asia & Pacific
- Wari EmpireSouth America (uncertain overlap)
- Mixtec civilizationMesoamerica (uncertain overlap)
- Ghana EmpireAfrica (uncertain overlap)
- Gupta EmpireSouth Asia (uncertain overlap)
The Goths proclaim Totila king
Also happening around
- Moche cultureSouth America
- Nazca cultureSouth America
- TiwanakuSouth America
- Maya civilizationMesoamerica
- Zapotec civilizationMesoamerica
- TeotihuacanMesoamerica
- Ancient RomeEurope
- PictsEurope
- Visigothic KingdomEurope
- Anglo-Saxon EnglandEurope
- Kingdom of GwyneddEurope
- Merovingian KingdomEurope
- Kingdom of AksumAfrica
- SogdiaMiddle East & Central Asia
- Sasanian EmpireMiddle East & Central Asia
- Anuradhapura KingdomSouth Asia
- GoguryeoEast Asia & Pacific
- FunanEast Asia & Pacific
- BaekjeEast Asia & Pacific
- SillaEast Asia & Pacific
- ChampaEast Asia & Pacific
- Kofun period and Yamato stateEast Asia & Pacific
- Wari EmpireSouth America (uncertain overlap)
- Mixtec civilizationMesoamerica (uncertain overlap)
- Ghana EmpireAfrica (uncertain overlap)
- Gupta EmpireSouth Asia (uncertain overlap)
– Narses defeats Totila at Taginae, and organised Gothic resistance in Italy endsDisputed
Wikipedia dates the battle of Taginae to 552, where Totila was mortally wounded. The World History Encyclopedia says only that Narses defeated Totila in 553. Gothic garrisons held out at Campsa until 555, and the Library of Congress dates the war to 535–555.
Sources
Also happening around
- Moche cultureSouth America
- Nazca cultureSouth America
- TiwanakuSouth America
- Maya civilizationMesoamerica
- Zapotec civilizationMesoamerica
- Ancient RomeEurope
- PictsEurope
- Visigothic KingdomEurope
- Anglo-Saxon EnglandEurope
- Kingdom of GwyneddEurope
- Merovingian KingdomEurope
- Kingdom of AksumAfrica
- SogdiaMiddle East & Central Asia
- Sasanian EmpireMiddle East & Central Asia
- Anuradhapura KingdomSouth Asia
- GoguryeoEast Asia & Pacific
- BaekjeEast Asia & Pacific
- SillaEast Asia & Pacific
- ChampaEast Asia & Pacific
- Kofun period and Yamato stateEast Asia & Pacific
- Wari EmpireSouth America (uncertain overlap)
- TeotihuacanMesoamerica (uncertain overlap)
- Mixtec civilizationMesoamerica (uncertain overlap)
- Ghana EmpireAfrica (uncertain overlap)
- FunanEast Asia & Pacific (uncertain overlap)