#ostrogoths

[mapsontheweb]

(Ostrogothic) Kingdom of Italy - 508 to 534

by Difficult_Airport_86/reddit

[memories-of-ancients]

Gold solidus from the reign of Theodoric, Ostrogothic kingdom, 491-518 AD

from The Yale University Art Gallery

[wandering-italy]

The Battistero degli Ariani (Baptistery of the Arians). It was built around the end of the 5th century by King Theodoric the Great.

Ravenna, Italy

[magnifigal]

Growing a fascination for the Fall of Western Rome/ Rise of the Ostrogothic Era. Hopefully no one will take this shitpost of Zeno arguing with Odoacer too seriously...

[grayjoy15]

Day 13: Amalasuintha, queen of the Ostrogoths. She reigned in Italy on behalf of her son Athalaric until his death and then as queen regnant alongside her cousin Theodahad. Amalasuintha favored Roman learning and lifestyle, and insisted that she take on the masculine role in her partnership with Theodahad, both of which pushed the Ostrogoths to favor her cousin and depose her.

[ochipi]

So I just watched an episode about the Dark Ages from a history documentary which apparently consulted loads of experts but duuuude

They did my field of research so wrong! Vikings are savages. The Merovingian dynasty was skipped all together. Charlemagne gets an honorable mention for being someone’s great great grandpa, no Clovis, no Childerik. People dressed in rags, loose hair, no mention of trade relations with literary South Asia, Russia, England and Scandinavia. People were just “poor farmers”. No richness in culture, dress, identity or skills.

No mentions of religious reform by violence. No destruction of pagan beliefs. Only the so called miracles.

Bonus points for admitting we enslaved people so hard.

[autodidactprofessor]

The Ostrogoths: A Story of Empires and Legacies

Origins in the Eastern Steppes The vast expanses north of the Black Sea during the early centuries of the Common Era were home to a mosaic of tribes and cultures. Among them, the Ostrogoths carved out a distinct identity. Their territory, characterized by rolling grasslands, dense forests, and meandering rivers like the Dnieper and the Don, provided a rich backdrop for a people whose lives were…

[raichukfm]

Historically, the architecture of Gothic peoples (not to be confused with Gothic architecture) was Roman-esque (not to be confused with Romanesque architecture).

[mapsontheweb]

The kingdom of Odoacer, 5th century.

by LegendesCarto

[memories-of-ancients]

Gold ornament, Ostrogothic, 5th-6th century AD

from The Walters Art Museum

[batnomadblog]

Chur and Arosa - Switzerland

Chur and Arosa was a daytrip from Flims. Arosa the main destination via Chur, the latter a 20km bus ride from Flims. Chur was ok. Arosa, is a beautiful location. But, the train journey from Chur to Arosa is a spectacularly beautiful journey, taken along the Glacier Express/ Bernina Express route at a leisurely pace…a contradiction to its name. Glacier Express / Bernina Express Contrary to its…

[whencyclopedfr]

Bélisaire

Né en Illyrie (partie occidentale de la péninsule balkanique) de parents pauvres, Flavius Bélisaire (505-565) devintl'un des plus grands généraux, sinon le plus grand, de l'Empire byzantin. Bélisaire figure parmi les principaux candidats au titre de "dernier des Romains", c'est-à-dire le dernier individu qui incarne le mieux les valeurs de l'Empire romain à son apogée. Il fut commandant militaire sous l'empereur byzantin Justinien Ier (r. de 527 à 565), avec lequel il eut des relations notoirement difficiles.

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[ltwilliammowett]

The port of Ravenna with three galleys, mosaic in the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna. This basilica was built by the Ostrogothic king Theoderic in 505

[matrivers]

Concept: a time traveling 5th-century germanic girl COMPLETELY misunderstands the modern desire for a “goth gf”

[statementofjoespookie]

it's about time i made Hetalia OCs:

presenting the Visigothic Kingdom and he Ostrogothic Kingdom, two sisters in Late Antiquity

Lore post here!!