The History of the Ostrogoths (378-562)
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Күн бұрынOn 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
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📚 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 KZfaq
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@_gouda7928 20 күн бұрын
Best Late Roman history content on KZfaq
@LightxHeaven 19 күн бұрын
The Ostrogoths were spawned through eastern black magic to destroy Rome. How you failed to mention this unbiased part of history is beyond me.
@geordiejones5618 19 күн бұрын
The Historian's Craft has some great Late Roman analysis if you haven't checked out his stuff.
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@vanson7709 19 күн бұрын
holy heck the dude Liberius lived long enough to see the "fall" of Rome and the reconquest of Rome by the Empire, what a life he had.
@garrgravarr 9 күн бұрын
This is a such a comprehensive and evocative piece of work. Bloody well done. Really enjoyed it from start to finish
@peterjorgensen1086 20 күн бұрын
Thank you for this. Not sure it's the right niche but if anyone's very much into Ostrogothic history I strongly recommend Schwerpunkt's relative content. I'd love to see a coop
@ancientsight 20 күн бұрын
Video formats of both of us are really different but I'm not closed to it
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@TenOrbital 19 күн бұрын
Justinian’s reconquest was a calamity.
@hiskakun2276 17 күн бұрын
Justinian’s reconquest went well until 540. There was a misunderstanding and miscalculation between Justinian and Belisarius. Justinian wanted peace with the Ostrogoths, so they would become vassal state in the north of the Po river, in order to defend the eastern frontier from the Persians. Belisarius on the other hand, saw that the Ostrogoths were at the edge of collapse, so wanted to continue and finish them all. At the end neither of this happened, no peace, no finished either. Belisarius was recalled to defend the eastern frontier, the Ostrogoths had the time and leader (Totila) they needed. So they started to push back the Romans. The war could’ve ended 20 years earlier if in 540 a peace, agreement could’ve been reached. But the Ostrogoths fought back and it took extra 20 years the end the conflict, and this destroyed Italy.
@belis35 16 күн бұрын
The goths were a calamity
@TenOrbital 16 күн бұрын
@@hiskakun2276 - Justinian already had peace with the Ostrogoths. The Ostrogothic king was a Roman patricius and imperial prefect for the lands he ruled, if nominally. Justinian should have left things as they were. The war destroyed Italy as a unitary state and depopulated Rome, which was still a large city before the war.
@Artaxias-V 21 күн бұрын
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@digenesakritas 19 күн бұрын
Best Roman history channel on KZfaq. Always high quality!!
@ArtHistoryProfessor 5 күн бұрын
Hands down, this is one of the absolute best and brilliantly erudite history channels on KZfaq. The content is well-researched and presented. Great work.
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@Andy_Babb 18 күн бұрын
Please keep up the longer videos! Loving this! Thank you
@unusualhistorian1336 19 күн бұрын
Amazing as always! Love seeing this channel growing as it should!
@stepanpytlik4021 19 күн бұрын
The wait was, in the end, worth it. Bravo!
@arthurmorgan3180 16 күн бұрын
Absolutely amazing video, first time I actually looked into the Ostrogoths history, was damn worth it, W channel🔥🔥
@GeorgiosLeo 21 күн бұрын
We are looking forward. ROMA VICTOR
@NeveroOn 21 күн бұрын
Roma Victrix! Non Victor! Nam Romae cauda non est :)
@nashg2239 19 күн бұрын
I've been waiting for your next video for so long I almost gave up hope! But seeing the length, detail and art in this video really shows why it took a little while. The amount of research required itself mustve been insane!
@ancientsight 19 күн бұрын
This book helped a lot : Hans-Ulrich Wiemer, Theodoric the Great - King of the Goths, Ruler of the Romans: Yale; 2023
@akwisn 20 күн бұрын
I love the Ostrogoths, they deserve more popularity. Im so hyped
@larryzigler6812 7 күн бұрын
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@swiftmatic 7 күн бұрын
Did you notice any names of places and people seem familiar? I have noticed that a lot of the literature of the last hundred years has mined this era and area for names. Narnia, for instance? Or Boethius? Edit: I saved this video to look for more😎
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A superb video. Incredibly well explained, illustrated and narrated. Thank you. Subscribing immediately ...
@Solow87 19 күн бұрын
Great video as always!!
@hopeundertheblacksun 19 күн бұрын
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@Imperium-YT 19 күн бұрын
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@vincesettineri 19 күн бұрын
Once again fantastic work! Great coverage of the Goths
@mohammedsaysrashid3587 19 күн бұрын
It was a great historical coverage documentary about Astrogothes in the 3rd to 5th AD periods....thank you for sharing
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wow that was fantastic- thank you
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Amazing video as always, and really exhaustive. Actually learned some new things here, and it's good to see that your main source is a very recent and up to date book. If I were to have a couple of criticisms, and it's mostly just nitpicks: I like the new detail of having the portraits bobbing, but it can be a bit distracting sometimes imo. Would maybe be better if they only bobbed when they're moving, but not when they're standing still? I also think it's a bit odd you used a 15th Century miniature of Amalasuintha and a coin depicting Justinian for Athalaric when we have genuine ivory portraits of both of them on a diptych. But these are just minor things mostly.
@ancientsight 19 күн бұрын
Thank you for your comment it's very welcome. I will take that into consideration
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@ancientsight 19 күн бұрын
Thanks man!
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@quitchiboo 17 күн бұрын
The period between western collapse and eastern renovatio imperii is so freaking interesting, particulariliy if you binge late western empire lore before hand.
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@InAeternumRomaMater 19 күн бұрын
Small correction, the Thervingi were Roman federati as well. Being placed in Roman Gothia on the other side of the danube after Constantine the Great re-conquered much of what was the former Dacia Traiana. And in 535, according to Novels XI of "The enactments of Justinian", the Romans reaffirmed their positions on the other side of the danube.
@alehhandro1 20 күн бұрын
The old movie comes to mind - The Battle for Rome. Used to love it as a kid. It compresses the timeline but you get the gist of what happened between the death of Theodoric and defeat of Totila
@sonap004 20 күн бұрын
I hoped this would be worth the six month wait and boy was I right!
@ancientsight 19 күн бұрын
The quality will continue to go up and never again will it take that much time for a video
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@@ancientsightthis video was really good. Never watched you before but just subbed. Suprised you only have 10k subs when it’s on the same quality level as some KZfaqrs with millions
@christopherevans2445 19 күн бұрын
The 539 sack of Mediolanium may have been the most devastating sack of the entire gothic war. It was the largest city of Italy at that time (125/150k) and had a rich imperial importance. A very bad stain on Narses who hesitated to help Belisarius get reinforcements to the city. Sad day to a beautiful Roman city
@rakita1389 19 күн бұрын
Impressive, very nice
@ZefiBear 19 күн бұрын
Please do one on the Visigoths!
@ancientsight 19 күн бұрын
One day absolutely
@impero_eterno 20 күн бұрын
I have no words. How do you have so few subscribers? You manage to keep me glued to the screen. Anyway, what program do you use to create these animations?
@ancientsight 20 күн бұрын
Thanks man, really glad to read that
@ancientsight 20 күн бұрын
I use Photoshop and After Effects
@user-ri1ti6go7s 15 күн бұрын
The maps and history were very detailed and very clear. They got around didn't they those goths!
@YaBoiBaxter2024 19 күн бұрын
When we needed him most, he came!
@TheChosen_ChannelEdition 11 күн бұрын
What map do you use?
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@xavisanchez7522 14 күн бұрын
Ostrogoths and visigoths are also roman citizens, but they managed the army side while the ancient roman senate became the pretorians and they voted for a pope. A system that is still today in use
@silentninja77 12 күн бұрын
You should do a video about the Vandal Kingdom
@ancientsight 12 күн бұрын
It's in my mind
@FieldHoodGaming 16 күн бұрын
Thank you for narrating and illustrating this story. Was it a Roman failure to not learn how to deal with the Goths? After the reconquest of North Africa assimilation between the Romans and the Goths could have been possible. A coalition between the Romans and Goths could of form to reconquer Gallia and England.
@Vuks8 19 күн бұрын
Some of these early Gothic names are Serbo-Slovanic. Vidimir in direct translation means" The look of peace".
@eem8039 17 күн бұрын
Is a mess I am from Romania and many people here believe this so called history is bull shit
@nicechock Күн бұрын
They arent. The serbo-Slovanic words come from the Gothic names. They are later dialects of some of the original languages the eastern Goths had or spread to the populations.
@PhillipChris-rd1ow 8 күн бұрын
Do one on the Heruli...
@Rolilasx 20 күн бұрын
Well, I look forward to watching this one, the late estern Roman period is not very known to me.
@someguysomeone3543 20 күн бұрын
Interesting, most maps put the ostrogoths in pannonia from the 450 until their invasion of of italy. Didn't know those lands were ruled by the gepids.
@ancientsight 19 күн бұрын
It's not cristal clear who occupied the region right after the departure of the Goths. But the Gepids definitely were the bigger players
@geordiejones5618 19 күн бұрын
Theodoric the Great is such an underrated European monarch. He was a great warrior, extremely deft politician and before his death you could argue that he rivaled the Eastern Roman and Sassanian rulers in terms of hard and soft power influence. Justinian and Belisarius are very lucky he didn't have a strong successor. Their legacies were elevated by very convenient timing.
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When else would we be watching? This sh!t just dropped. lol To be fair… I _AM_ watching from your future in 2057. I live on a small island in the pacific, it’s the only land known to be left in the world. There’s this one guy who has gills though and he protects us from Dennis Hopper attacks.
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@eem8039 17 күн бұрын
What I like about these maps is the way the Romanians pop up when the smoke is cleared
@petrichor649 4 күн бұрын
Was Alexander a descendent of Goths ? the area shown as home for one group was on what is now Macedonia.
@CaptainGrimes1 19 күн бұрын
Love these videos about the barbarians and how the land under their control changed, really helps to see what was actually going on in a very confusing and ever changing period. One question I have though is given the size and population of the Roman Empire why weren't they able to conquer the barbarians one by one?
@ancientsight 18 күн бұрын
Really interesting question that's hard to answer in a few sentences. But in short, population size is one parameter among many that are able to influence the balance of power among states.
@Jaruleks 16 күн бұрын
Really good done video. Unfortunately this period is little represented in popular culture although no less interesting than classical times.
@Alternativecactus 19 күн бұрын
We are so back
@mango2005 19 күн бұрын
I dont think they were that barbaric. Theodoric governed Italy better than a lot of the 5th Century Roman emperors.
@Avinkwep 19 күн бұрын
*Bring down the Roman Empire *set up in the same spot as the Romans *Usher in an age of prosperity *fall like the Romans The Gothic experience was wild
@TrajGreekFire 19 күн бұрын
Totila my beloved gothic king
@hopeundertheblacksun 19 күн бұрын
King without a kingdom
@akwisn 18 күн бұрын
heil totilvs rex
@TrajGreekFire 18 күн бұрын
@@hopeundertheblacksun you look at the borders before his battle with Narses
@vattghern257 20 күн бұрын
I very appreciate your videos. This part of history is always overlooked in history books. PS: Theodemir sounds like a slavic name despite it being a name for germanic man. Maybe this was the growing influence of Slavic people who begun to migrate after the fall of Hunnic empire and great powershift.
@Awesomewithaz 19 күн бұрын
I was here
@pendragonU 10 күн бұрын
Theoderic played coy to allow Visigothic power to crash in Gaul under the joint alliance of Franks-Burgundians-Allemanni, but not totally.... Just enough to bring down the ruling house and set himself as tutor of his grandson. In doing so, he sowed the Franks power too close to Italy, allowing their agency to come later and haunt Ostrogoths power in Western Europe, and very own survival in Italy because Constantinople would see to play the Franks card in the back of Ostrogoths. Without this slip, and feigning diplomatic agency with no teeth before Clovis maneuver rounding up Burgundians and Allemanni, the Franks would not have had a chance in Vouille. As it came to happen, once 2 full field armies of Ostrogoths arrived "late" in Provence and Septimania... Burgundians and Franks alliance somehow suddenly disappeared back North with Ostrogoths serious forces fast in their tails. Nobody wanted an open war with the Eastern Imperial master, Theoderic. It was a set-up. Franks power grew up at the advantage of these miscalculations that sabotaged the 2 greatest Gothic kingdoms apart.
@mitkodimitrov8396 7 күн бұрын
who,are bulgars,wich had 3 countriens Bulgaria,lost two of them,but the third give slavic alfabet,literacy and old church slavonic(old bulgarian),to many nations?
@dmcf236 17 күн бұрын
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@limoneadeGlass 20 күн бұрын
You embody the legacy of the late Historia Civilis, before he went mad and fell into ironical commentary. I therefore grant you the title of Restitutor Orbis of historical youtube!
@Someoneoutthere-mt6jp 20 күн бұрын
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@arthur-yq4ic 7 күн бұрын
huns next ???????
@chrisand3286 19 күн бұрын
Nothing but respect for Theoderic
@ancientsight 19 күн бұрын
A true towering figure of his age
@Zyzyx442 14 күн бұрын
Gundobad, wonder if this wher Tolkien got the name Gundabad from?
@gen_henry9836 18 күн бұрын
I thought that "Theodoric Strabo fell on his own spear and died" was a joke/exaggeration/eufemism for "was murdered by Theodoric Amal", not something that actually happened
@NaneRulz 16 күн бұрын
Chuckled at 26:34.
@CaptainGrimes1 16 күн бұрын
Why
@NaneRulz 12 күн бұрын
@@CaptainGrimes1 Try spanish translator.
@89volvowithlazers 13 күн бұрын
4th century ce has much to study and much to reveal
@histguy101 Күн бұрын
What's with the Franks suffering disease every time they came into Italy?
@kristiawanindriyanto5765 19 күн бұрын
Visigoth next ?
@ancientsight 19 күн бұрын
Not next but definitely one day. Hopefully soon. It will probably be a mini-series of its own or perhaps a single take like this one
@kristiawanindriyanto5765 19 күн бұрын
@@ancientsight looking forward to it
@bobyoung1698 22 сағат бұрын
Confused? Why, not a bit. You?
@Staerkebombe 15 күн бұрын
*the strongest rivals to the Romans, as always, were the germanic tribes, teaching the Romans many lessons in all fields of human knowledge, not just war...*
@roman648 12 күн бұрын
The Romans gave the Gothic refugees entry - then they ended up raiding the place and installing themselves as rulers… hmmm History echos.
@lucianf6440 9 күн бұрын
Yes the goths comes as immigrants in Italy and later became Italians.
@zaklinakovace6792 17 күн бұрын
This Gots have slavic names how come? Valamit etc...
@DimitarDimitrov-bk4xm 16 күн бұрын
Yes! The Ostrogoths are Thracians (Bulgarians).
@zaklinakovace6792 16 күн бұрын
@@DimitarDimitrov-bk4xm Bulgarians😮. You are jot Slavs and their names are Slavic
@TheDirtysouthfan 8 күн бұрын
Other way around, the names have Gothic origins and the Slavs adopted them.
@histguy101 Күн бұрын
@@zaklinakovace6792Goths seed an area for a century or two, Slavs move into the area after that. Previous peoples are absorbed into new cultures, including their names.
@zaklinakovace6792 Күн бұрын
Those names means nothing in Gothic. Unless Gotics are Slavs.But in Slavic language they have meaning. Vladimir means let peace rules.( Vlada mir). And so many other names. Slavs were called many names. Veneti Wendi etc. maybe on of their names is Ostrogoti. Ostrog is Slavic name. One of the biggest monasteries God knows the truth. We are just exploring and trying to find it
@unanec 18 күн бұрын
Yhe downfall of rome is my favourite historical period
@dragospeta3812 11 күн бұрын
Nope .... Belisarius didn't commited massacrers I belive. How said so ? It seems he did the exact opposite.
@derek6579 15 күн бұрын
Very good, a period of history really ignored. Justinian was an idiot, Theodosius gets my vote!
@histguy101 Күн бұрын
Justinian offered the Goths an easy peace in 539/540. The Goths accepted, and would stay in northern Italy. The war was a success. Belisarius rejected his master's peace.
@Feargal-nn7nd Күн бұрын
Fritigern...celtic name for a germanic speaking leader!😮
@alexisdespland4939 12 күн бұрын
oh my goth here come the huns. lol
@DimitarDimitrov-bk4xm 16 күн бұрын
Тhe Ostrogoths, are Thracians( Bulgarians)!
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