Italy did not go from the Romanian Empire to today's Italy in one jump - many things happened, including some very un-Italian rulers and peoples who helped shape what Italy is today. One of these were the Ostrogoths, who left a rich architectural legacy upon Northern Italy and Ravenna especially. These rulers came in to conflict with Byzantium and Justinian the Great's ambition after the fall of Theodoric the Great and dynastic troubles. In this video, we take a look at the wonderful history of these layered corner of post-Roman Europe between Rome and the coming of the Lombards.

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00:00 Beginning
02:21 Odoacer
07:59 Gaining power
15:57 Theodoric
19:49 Amalasuintha
23:31 Justinian's Gothic War
30:19 Fighting Back

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Amalasuintha By Sailko - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

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1st stage of Gothic War by Cplakidas - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Sant'Agata dei Goti (Rome)  By Livioandronico2013 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Inside Mausoleum of Theoderic By Ruge - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Ostrogothic belt buckle By Markkv - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Detail south face Theodosius © José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

By Allan Parsons - Castello di Brescia, Torre dei Prigionieri 2, Brescia, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

SelfieCity Empire of Theodoric the Great 523.gif:, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Arian Witiges By Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Orrechini Ostrogothi By I, Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
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