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This article deals with the continental Ostrogoths. For information on the Ostrogoths that Jordanes placed in Scandinavia, see Ostrogothia, Scandza and Geats.


The Ostrogoths (often problematically denoted "Eastern Goths", as opposed to "West Goths",

Visigoths) were a Germanic tribe that influenced the political events of the late Roman Empire. They were originally called the Greutungi (probably Hill fort people, see Scandza), but this was soon replaced by Ostrogothi. The meaning of ostro- (from austro-) is presumably "shiny."

1 Prehistory

The Goths were a single nation mentioned in several sources up to the third century, when they apparently split into Ostrogoths and Visigoths. Both tribes shared many aspects especially recognizing a patron deity that the Romans named Mars ( Tyz [1]). This so-called "split" or more appropriately, resettlement of western tribes into the Roman province of Dacia, was a natural result of population saturationThe term saturation can refer to the following: In chemistry, saturation has a number of meanings. In color theory, saturation refers to the intensity of a specific hue. Saturation is also a coordinate in the HSV color space. See also: hue. An atmospheric of the area along the Black SeaNASA MODIS The Black Sea (also known as the Euxine Sea is an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor. It is connected to the Mediterranean Sea by the Bosporus and the Sea of Marmara, and to the Sea of Azov by the Strait of Kerch. There is a where these Ostrogoths established a vast and powerful kingdom. Gepids became their vassalA vassal in European medieval feudalism terminology, is one who through a commendation ceremony (composed of homage and fealty) enters into mutual obligations with a lord, usually military conscription and mutual protection, in exchange for a fief. A bond and rival.

The rise of the HunsMany historians consider the Huns (meaning "person" in mongolian language) the first Turkic people mentioned in European history. References in Chinese sources to peoples called the Xiong-Nu (Hsiung-nu) go back to 1200 BC. Their Xiong rulers, first mentio around 370Events Basil of Caesarea becomes bishop of Caesarea. Demophilus of Constantinople becomes Patriarch of Constantinople, although his position is disputed by Evagrius of Constantinople. John Chrysostom is baptized. Former Qin conquers Former Yan in China. brought the Ostrogoth under their supremacy, possibly prompting the Visigothic leader FritigernFritigern (died 380), King of the Visigoths ( 369-380), was one of the prominent Germanic warrior-kings whose military victories led to the eventual fall of the western half of the Roman Empire. A rival of Athanaric, another prominent Visigothic leader, F to request resettlement across the Danube, and perhaps the Ostrogothic ruler Ermanaric's suicide in 378 reported by Ammianus. According to the Getica of Jordanes, this Ermanaric lived to be 110 years old.

Over the following decades, the Ostrogoths dwelled in the Balkans with the Huns, becoming one of the many Hunnic vassals fighting in Europe as in the Battle of Chalons in 451. Several uprisings against the Huns were suppressed; however introduction of Hunnic horseback culture was one major benefit.

Some sources report that Gothic language was still spoken sporadically in Crimea by the 16th century.





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