Ostrogothic Kingdom

Ostrogothic Kingdom

English

The Ostrogothic Kingdom at its greatest extent

Proper noun

Ostrogothic Kingdom

1. (historical) A kingdom (493—553 CE), founded by Theodoric the Great, corresponding to present-day Italy (including Sicily but not Sardinia) and neighbouring areas.
   • 1928, J. B. Bury, The Invasion of Europe by the Barbarians, 2016, Jovian Press, unnumbered page,

     Theodoric died in 526, and within ten years from his death the struggle began which ended in the destruction of his work, the overthrow of the Ostrogothic kingdom.

   • 1984, Thomas S. Burns, A History of the Ostrogoths, Indiana University Press, 1991, Midland Books, page 202,

     Indeed, the success of his government, and that of the Ostrogothic Kingdom as a whole depended upon the fair-minded juxtaposition of personnel and functions into an overlapping system.

   • 1991, D. A. Bullough, Carolingian Renewal: Sources and heritage, Manchester University Press, page 68,

     The Ostrogothic kingdom under Theodoric is unique for its creation and deployment of royal imagines in ways closely comparable with the practice and purpose of the contemporary Empire; but culturally Ostrogothic Italy was still an Imperial province.

Synonyms

• Kingdom of Italy (official name), Kingdom of the Ostrogoths

Translations

kingdom of Italy founded by Theodoric the Great

German: Ostgotenreich n Italian: Regno ostrogoto m, Regno d'Italia m Latin: Regnum Italiae Romanian: Regatul Ostrogotic n Sicilian: Regnu ostrogotu m

Further reading

• Ostrogothic Kingdom on Wikipedia.Wikipedia