Ostrogothic Kingdom

Kingdom of Italy Regnum Italiae
469 (493 in Italy)–553
Coin depicting Theodoric the Great (475–526)
The Ostrogothic Kingdom at its greatest extent.
Capital	Ravenna (493 to 540) Pavia (540 to 553)
Common languages	Gothic, Vulgar Latin, Pannonian Latin
Religion	Official: Arian and Chalcedonian Christianity[1] Minorities: Judaism,[2] Pelagian Christianity,[3] Syncretic Roman paganism,[4] Manichaeism[3]
Government	Monarchy
King
• 493–526	Theodoric (first)
• 552–553	Teia (last)
Historical era	Late Antiquity
• Battles of Isonzo and Verona	489
• Fall of Ravenna	469 (493 in Italy)
• Start of Gothic War	535
• Battle of Mons Lactarius	553
Preceded by Succeeded by Kingdom of Italy under Odoacer Hunnic Empire Rugiland Byzantine Empire under the Justinian dynasty Exarchate of Ravenna Duchy of Rome Avar Khaganate

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The Ostrogothic Kingdom, officially the Kingdom of Italy (Latin: Regnum Italiae),^[5] existed under the control of the Germanic Ostrogoths in Italy and neighbouring areas from 493 to 553.

In Italy, the Ostrogoths led by Theodoric the Great killed and replaced Odoacer, a Germanic soldier, erstwhile-leader of the foederati in Northern Italy, and the de facto ruler of Italy, who had deposed the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, Romulus Augustulus, in 476. Under Theodoric, its first king, the Ostrogothic kingdom reached its zenith, stretching from modern southern France in the west to the modern western Serbia in the southeast. Most of the social institutions of the late Western Roman Empire were preserved during his rule. Theodoric called himself Gothorum Romanorumque rex ("King of the Goths and Romans"), demonstrating his desire to be a leader for both peoples.

Starting in 535, the Byzantine Empire invaded Italy under Justinian I. The Ostrogothic ruler at that time, Witiges, could not defend the kingdom successfully and was finally captured when the capital Ravenna fell. The Ostrogoths rallied around a new leader, Totila, and largely managed to reverse the conquest, but were eventually defeated. The last king of the Ostrogothic Kingdom was Teia.