The History of the Ostrogoths (378-562)

On the ninth of August 378 AD, a force of Gothic refugees under the command of Fritigern, destroyed a Roman field army at Adrianople. Emperor Valens himself perished during the fighting. Coming from the Pontic steppe, these Goths fled the oppression of the Huns to take refuge in the Roman empire. From this day onwards, various groups of Goths would strive for a safe home inside imperial territory. One of these groups, the Ostrogoths, would eventually establish a powerful kingdom at the heart of the classical empire. ⏰ Timestamps 0:00 - After Adrianople 3:45 - Survival in Pannonia 8:49 - Struggle in the Balkans 12:16 - The Conquest of Italia 16:57 - Theodoric the Great 34:43 - Amalasuintha’s regency 38:01 - The Gothic War 🤝 Support You can support me and donate a Follis or more on Patreon : 🎵 Music Zero Hour - Reynard Seidel Deconstructing the Empire - Christian Andersen Desperate Insurgance - Jon Bjork Survival - Bonnie Grace Like a Tiger - Jo Wandrini Where Heroes Come to Die - Hampus Naeselius Age Of Men - Jo Wandrini Disciples of Sun Tzu - Christian Andersen Peacekeepers - Dream Cave Forging an Empire - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen Army of Darkness - Eoin Mantell Wild Betrayal - Bonnie Grace The Big Chase - Bonnie Grace The Last Disaster - Howard Harper-Barnes Truce No More - Dream Cave This Is Our Land - Bonnie Grace The Final Cut - Hampus Naeselius 📚 Sources - Hans-Ulrich Wiemer, Theodoric the Great - King of the Goths, Ruler of the Romans: Yale; 2023 - Thomas Burns, A History of the Ostrogoths: Indiana; 1984 🌐 Online resources - Wikipedia fr eng, 2024 - Historical Maps on Youtube