Ostrogoths

“On all sides. we see war, on all sides, we hear groans, our cities are destroyed, our strongholds razed, the countryside desolate. Their is no one to till the fields; no one almost to keep the towns.. some are left limbless, some slain.” The quote stated by Pope Gregory II speaks of the brutal and destructive ways of barbarian tribe, The Lombards. The Lombards originated in the Lower Elbe Valley in modern day Dresden, Germany. Although from Germany, records state the Lombards origin is in…

Round two of the west falls begins with the 451 Battle of Chalons. During this battle, the Huns’ leader, Atilla, dies and they lose the battle. The Huns later fall away from history and the Ostrogoths come into play. The Ostrogoths want to control Rome knowing it is at a very weak stage and they officially invaded the Roman Empire. In 490, Theodoric, ruler of the west, is allowed to take over the East by Zeno, who was supposed to be the new emperor as long as…

the Visigoths, and the Ostrogoths. The Visigoths were the first to arrive in Rome, and they took over killing the last emperor. Where Odovacar became the first German ruler of Rome. Lastly, the main reason why Rome fell was because of military weakness, “because of negligence and laziness, parade ground drills were abandoned, the customary armor began to seem heavy since the soldiers rarely ever wore it.” Because of the army's laziness, when the Huns, visigoths, and Ostrogoths came and attacked…

Early Germania Germania was first established in 500 BC by the Celts. By 200 BC a large group of tribes called Teutons invaded and took over Germany. As civilization progressed, Germania began to develop a series of tribes; the Barvarins, Franks, Goths, and the Saxons, who lived very barbaric lifestyles. By 50 BC, the German tribes begun to have frequent battles with the Romans; after several battles, the Germans started to seize control over the German territory. Eventually Germania…

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The Roman Empire is one of the most well-known and prominent civilizations of its time. It was the epitome of power and the impact it made on Western civilization has been profound. The empire became a melting pot and a place where people of different backgrounds could trade and travel freely. It spread over a vast area of land and encompassed much of the area surrounding the Mediterranean, which is known as Western Europe. At the time, it may have seemed that bigger was better, but the sheer…

None have carved their mark so deeply as that by the Lombards. Officially, the Lombards origin is believed to be Scandinavia, in which they then were a tribe by the name of Winnili. The landless savages sought terrain for that of building a prosperous Kingdom. Italy was seen as the ideal location for settling, provided that famine, war and plague left them teetering on the brink of collapse. Both Christianity and Catholicism presented as prime religions during the Lombards rule. In addition to…

Invaders such as the Germanic tribes, attacked Rome from different parts of the empire. This was difficult for the Roman army since they couldn’t be all around the empire at once. On the map located on Document C, the Huns, Angles, Saxons, Vandals, Ostrogoths, Visigoths, and etc. attacked the Roman Empire from different locations each time. However, on Document D, the text states the Huns as, “Swift-moving and ungovernable people make their destructive way amid the pillage and slaughter of those…

converted into Christians. Many groups of the Germanic people were spread around Europe so the times that they converted very. The Vandals seem to have been converted when in Spain in 409–429, the Burgundians when in eastern Gaul in 412–436, and the Ostrogoths in Pannonia about 456–472. The last Germanic people on the European continent to be converted to Christianity were the Old Saxons. Christianity was spread to the Anglo-Saxons by the Gregorian Mission, which was a mission by Pope Gregory…

institution that the Roman had during the glorious years of the Empire. For example, the laws that were incorporate for German and Roman were written in Latin, the official language of the Roman Empire. On other hand, Theodoric, the king of the Ostrogoths, declared himself as the emperor in the name of the Roman Empire. With this declaration, the cultural diffusion became a reality for Germanic and Roman people. Indeed, the idea of Romanization of the Goths became an issue for Theodoric, who…