Ostrogothic Kingdom

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The Ostrogothic Kingdom was a Germanic-ruled state that controlled Italy and parts of the western Balkans in the late 5th and early 6th centuries, preserving much of Roman administration and culture under Ostrogothic kings like Theodoric the Great.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Germanic kingdom
kingdom
post-Roman state
administrativeContinuityWith Western Roman Empire
alsoKnownAs Ostrogothic Kingdom
surface form: Kingdom of the Ostrogoths

Kingdom of Italy
surface form: Regnum Italiae (in Latin context)
architecturalLegacy Mausoleum of Theoderic
surface form: Mausoleum of Theodoric in Ravenna

restoration of Roman monuments in Italy
capital Ravenna
commonName Ostrogothic Kingdom self-link
conflict Gothic War
surface form: Gothic War (535–554)
continent Europe
culturalPolicy preservation of Roman culture and institutions
currency Roman-style coinage
endTime 553
ethnicGroupInPower Goths
surface form: Ostrogoths
firstRuler Theoderic the Great
surface form: Theodoric the Great
followedBy Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna
Byzantine rule in Italy
foundedBy Theoderic the Great
surface form: Theodoric the Great
governmentType monarchy
headOfStateTitle king
keyMilitaryLeaderAgainst Belisarius
Narses
languageUsed Gothic
Latin
lastRuler Teia
legalSystem Germanic customary law (for Goths)
Roman law (for Romans)
maintainedInstitution Roman Senate
surface form: Roman Senate in Rome

Roman-style civil administration
notableRuler Athalaric
Teia
Theodahad
Theoderic the Great
surface form: Theodoric the Great

Totila
Witiges
opponentInWar Byzantine Empire
partOf Early Middle Ages
Early Middle Ages
surface form: Migration Period
precededBy Kingdom of Odoacer
surface form: Odoacer's Kingdom of Italy
recognizedAs ruler of Italy under nominal imperial authority
recognizedBy Eastern Roman emperor Zeno
surface form: Eastern Roman Emperor Zeno
religion Arian Christianity (ruling elite)
Nicene Christianity (Roman population)
startTime 493
territoryIncludes Dalmatia
Italy
Sicily
parts of the western Balkans

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Western Roman Empire followedBy Ostrogothic Kingdom
Gothic Christianity stateReligionOf Ostrogothic Kingdom
Ravenna wasCapitalOf Ostrogothic Kingdom
Saint Benedict of Nursia deathPlace Ostrogothic Kingdom
this entity surface form: Kingdom of the Ostrogoths
Pope Boniface IV placeOfBirth Ostrogothic Kingdom
this entity surface form: Kingdom of the Ostrogoths
Kingdom of the Lombards predecessor Ostrogothic Kingdom
Fall of the Western Roman Empire isFollowedBy Ostrogothic Kingdom
this entity surface form: Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy
Kingdom of Odoacer precedes Ostrogothic Kingdom
Kingdom of Odoacer successorState Ostrogothic Kingdom
this entity surface form: Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy
Ostrogothic Kingdom commonName Ostrogothic Kingdom self-link
Ostrogothic Kingdom alsoKnownAs Ostrogothic Kingdom
this entity surface form: Kingdom of the Ostrogoths
Justinianic reconquests participant Ostrogothic Kingdom
Boethius citizenship Ostrogothic Kingdom
Pope Boniface II countryOfCitizenship Ostrogothic Kingdom
Goths formed Ostrogothic Kingdom
Arian Baptistery associatedWith Ostrogothic Kingdom
Narses opponent Ostrogothic Kingdom
Mausoleum of Theoderic culture Ostrogothic Kingdom
Benedictus Nursiae countryOfDeathHistorical Ostrogothic Kingdom
Theoderic the Great deathPlace Ostrogothic Kingdom
this entity surface form: Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy
Theoderic the Great ruled Ostrogothic Kingdom
Codex Argenteus associatedWith Ostrogothic Kingdom
Codex Argenteus scriptoriumContext Ostrogothic Kingdom
this entity surface form: Ostrogothic royal court
Italo-Romans underRuleOf Ostrogothic Kingdom
Thrasamund alliance Ostrogothic Kingdom
Diocese of Italia followedBy Ostrogothic Kingdom
Pannonia Prima laterPartOf Ostrogothic Kingdom
this entity surface form: Kingdom of the Ostrogoths (de facto control)
Pope Silverius influencedBy Ostrogothic Kingdom
Athalaric countryRuled Ostrogothic Kingdom
Theodahad reignedOver Ostrogothic Kingdom
Germanic kingdoms includes Ostrogothic Kingdom
Germanic kingdoms includes Ostrogothic Kingdom
this entity surface form: Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy
Teia countryRuled Ostrogothic Kingdom
this entity surface form: Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy
Witiges countryRuled Ostrogothic Kingdom
Totila countryOfRule Ostrogothic Kingdom
Justinianic Wars belligerent Ostrogothic Kingdom
Archbishop of Ravenna associatedWith Ostrogothic Kingdom
Siege of Rome (537–538) belligerent Ostrogothic Kingdom
Battle of Mons Lactarius belligerent Ostrogothic Kingdom