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Ostrogothic Kingdom

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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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Key events

  1. Theodoric defeats Odoacer at the Isonzo and at Verona
  2. Theodoric takes Ravenna, kills Odoacer, and rules Italy
  3. Theodoric has the senator Boethius put to deathDisputed
  4. Theodoric dies, and his grandson Athalaric succeeds him under the regency of Amalasuntha
  5. Belisarius lands in Sicily for Justinian and takes Catana and Syracuse
  6. Belisarius takes Ravenna and captures King Witigis
  7. The Goths proclaim Totila king
  8. – Narses defeats Totila at Taginae, and organised Gothic resistance in Italy endsDisputed