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, Jovian Press, published 2016, 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
• Marathi: ऑस्ट्रोगॉथिक राज्य n (ŏsṭrogŏthik rājya)
• Romanian: Regatul Ostrogotic n
• Sicilian: Regnu ostrogotu m

Further reading

• Ostrogothic Kingdom on Wikipedia.Wikipedia