The Ostrogothic Kingdom was the kingdom built by the Ostrogoths. With the migration of the Ostrogoths, it dominated Italian peninsula and neighboring areas during 489 to 553 after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. It reached its zenith in Italian peninsula under the rule of Theodoric the Great. Most of the social institutions in late Western Roman Empire survived during his rule. This article deals with the continental Ostrogoths. ... This article deals with the continental Ostrogoths. ... Events Theoderic, king of the Italy with the approval of the eastern emperor Zeno. ... Events The Ostrogoth Kingdom is conquered by the Byzantines after the Battle of Mons Lactarius. ... The Western Roman Empire is the name given to the western half of the Roman Empire after its division by Diocletian. ... Tomb of Theodoric in Ravenna Theodoric the Great (454 - August 30, 526), known to the Romans as Flavius Theodoricus, was king of the East Goths, the Ostrogoths (488-526), ruler of Italy (493-526), and regent of the Visigoths (511-526). ... The Western Roman Empire is the name given to the western half of the Roman Empire after its division by Diocletian. ...

A bunch of attacks from the Eastern Roman Empire in order to reconquer Italy began in 535. The Ostrogothic ruler at that time, Witiges, could not defend against the attacks from the Eastern Roman Empire and was finally captured when the capital, Ravenna, fell. The Ostrogoths tried to fight back under the leadership of Totila but were still defeated. The last king of Ostrogothic Kingdom was Teia. Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered around its capital in Constantinople. ... Witiges or Vitiges (d. ... Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered around its capital in Constantinople. ... Totila, born in Treviso, was king of the Ostrogoths, chosen after the death of his uncle Ildibad, having engineered the assassination of Ildibads short-lived successor his cousin Eraric in 541. ...

Rulers of the Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy

• Theodoric the Great 476-526
• Athalaric 526-534
• Theodahad 534-536
• Witiges 536-540
• Ildibad 540-541
• Eraric 541
• Baduela 541-552 (also known as Totila)
• Theia 552-553 (also known as Teia or Teja)

Tomb of Theodoric in Ravenna Theodoric the Great (454 - August 30, 526), known to the Romans as Flavius Theodoricus, was king of the East Goths, the Ostrogoths (488-526), ruler of Italy (493-526), and regent of the Visigoths (511-526). ... Events August - The usurper Basiliscus is deposed and Zeno is restored as Eastern Roman Emperor. ... Events May 20 - Syria and Antioch. ... Athalaric (516 - 2 October 534), king of the Ostrogoths in Italy, grandson of Theodoric the Great, became king on his grand-fathers death (526). ... Events May 20 - Syria and Antioch. ... Events January 1 - Decimus Theodorius Paulinus appointed consul, the last to hold this office in the West. ... Theodahad (d. ... Events January 1 - Decimus Theodorius Paulinus appointed consul, the last to hold this office in the West. ... Events June 8 - St. ... Witiges or Vitiges (d. ... Events June 8 - St. ... Events Byzantine general Belisarius conquers Milan and the Ostrogoth capital Ravenna. ... Ildibad (or Heldebadus) (d. ... Events Byzantine general Belisarius conquers Milan and the Ostrogoth capital Ravenna. ... Events January 1 - Flavius Basilius Junior appointed as consul in Constantinople, the last person to hold this office January 2 - Earthquake strikes Laodicea. ... Eraric (d. ... Events January 1 - Flavius Basilius Junior appointed as consul in Constantinople, the last person to hold this office January 2 - Earthquake strikes Laodicea. ... Totila was king of the Ostrogoths, chosen after the death of his uncle Ildibad in 541. ... Events January 1 - Flavius Basilius Junior appointed as consul in Constantinople, the last person to hold this office January 2 - Earthquake strikes Laodicea. ... Events July - Battle of Taginae: The Byzantine general Narses defeats and kills Totila, king of the Ostrogoths. ... In Greek mythology, Theia (also written Thea or Thia), also called Euryphaessa (wide-shining), was a Titan. ... Events July - Battle of Taginae: The Byzantine general Narses defeats and kills Totila, king of the Ostrogoths. ... Events The Ostrogoth Kingdom is conquered by the Byzantines after the Battle of Mons Lactarius. ...

See Also

• Ostrogoths