Lombard invasion of Italy

E224710

6th-century event historical event migration military invasion

The Lombard invasion of Italy was the 6th-century migration and military campaign by the Germanic Lombards that led to their conquest of much of the Italian peninsula and the establishment of the Kingdom of the Lombards.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Lombard invasion of Italy canonical	9
Lombard Wars	1
Lombard conquest of Pavia	1
Lombard conquest of northern Italy	1
Lombard conquest of the Exarchate of Ravenna	1
Lombard invasions of Italy	1
Lombard migration	1
Lombard migrations	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	6th-century event ⓘ historical event ⓘ migration ⓘ military invasion ⓘ
commander	Alboin ⓘ
contributedTo	decline of Roman institutions in northern Italy ⓘ fragmentation of political authority in Italy ⓘ
countryAffected	Italy ⓘ
describedIn	Historia Langobardorum ⓘ surface form: Paul the Deacon's Historia Langobardorum
endTime	c. 572 ⓘ
ethnicContext	Germanic peoples in late antiquity ⓘ
followedBy	Lombard–Byzantine wars ⓘ surface form: Lombard–Byzantine conflicts establishment of the Kingdom of the Lombards ⓘ
follows	Byzantine–Ostrogothic conflicts ⓘ surface form: Gothic War (535–554)
hasCause	power vacuum after the Gothic War ⓘ pressure from Avars in Pannonia ⓘ weakening of Byzantine control in Italy ⓘ
hasPart	Lombard advance into central Italy ⓘ Lombard invasion of Italy self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lombard conquest of Pavia Lombard invasion of Italy self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lombard conquest of northern Italy Lombard settlement in the Po Valley ⓘ
involves	migration of Lombard people ⓘ military campaign ⓘ settlement of Lombard warriors and families ⓘ
ledBy	Alboin ⓘ
location	Italian Peninsula ⓘ Northern Italy ⓘ Pannonia ⓘ Po Valley ⓘ
mainParticipants	Byzantine Empire ⓘ Kingdom of the Lombards ⓘ Lombards ⓘ
opponent	Byzantine garrisons in Italy ⓘ Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna ⓘ surface form: Exarchate of Ravenna
partOf	Migration Period in Europe ⓘ surface form: Migration Period
pointInTime	6th century ⓘ
religiousContext	Arian Christianity among Lombards ⓘ Catholic Christianity in Italy ⓘ
result	Lombard conquest of much of Italy ⓘ foundation of Lombard duchies ⓘ permanent Germanic settlement in Italy ⓘ reduction of Byzantine territories in Italy ⓘ
significantPlace	Beneventum ⓘ surface form: Benevento Friuli ⓘ Milan ⓘ Pavia ⓘ Spoleto ⓘ Verona ⓘ
startTime	568 ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Carolingian dynasty → conflict → Lombard invasion of Italy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lombard Wars

Kingdom of the Lombards → inceptionEvent → Lombard invasion of Italy ⓘ

Justinianic reconquests → followedBy → Lombard invasion of Italy ⓘ

Justin II → conflict → Lombard invasion of Italy ⓘ

Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna → historyEvent → Lombard invasion of Italy ⓘ

Great Migration → relatedTo → Lombard invasion of Italy ⓘ

Lombard invasion of Italy → hasPart → Lombard invasion of Italy self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lombard conquest of northern Italy

Lombard invasion of Italy → hasPart → Lombard invasion of Italy self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lombard conquest of Pavia

Gausian dynasty → notableEvent → Lombard invasion of Italy ⓘ

Lombard–Byzantine wars → hasPart → Lombard invasion of Italy ⓘ

Donation of Pepin → follows → Lombard invasion of Italy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lombard conquest of the Exarchate of Ravenna

Pope Pelagius II → reignDuring → Lombard invasion of Italy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lombard invasions of Italy

Invasions of Italy → hasPart → Lombard invasion of Italy ⓘ

Justinianic Wars → followedBy → Lombard invasion of Italy ⓘ

History of the Lombards → mainSubject → Lombard invasion of Italy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lombard migrations

Historia Langobardorum → mainSubject → Lombard invasion of Italy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lombard migration