Teia

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Teia was the final king of the Ostrogoths in Italy, known for leading their last resistance against the Eastern Roman Empire in the mid-6th century.

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Teia canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ostrogothic king ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
alternativeName Teja ⓘ
Theia ⓘ
associatedDynasty Ostrogothic royal line ⓘ
battle Battle of Mons Lactarius ⓘ
conflict Gothic War (535–554) ⓘ
countryRuled Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy ⓘ
linked to: Ostrogothic Kingdom
deathCause killed in battle ⓘ
deathDate 553 ⓘ
deathEvent Battle of Mons Lactarius ⓘ
deathPlace near Mount Vesuvius, Italy ⓘ
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
ethnicGroup Ostrogoths ⓘ
linked to: Goths
governedTerritory Italy under Ostrogothic control ⓘ
historicalOutcome his defeat marked the end of Ostrogothic rule in Italy ⓘ
historicalSignificance last king of the Ostrogoths in Italy ⓘ
legacy symbol of the final Ostrogothic stand in Italy ⓘ
militaryRole Ostrogothic military leader ⓘ
name Teia ⓘ
notableAction continued resistance after the death of Totila ⓘ
notableFor leading the last Ostrogothic resistance against the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
opponent Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire
opponentCommander Narses ⓘ
politicalStatus client enemy of the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
positionHeld King of the Ostrogoths ⓘ
linked to: Theoderic the Great
predecessor Totila ⓘ
regionOfActivity Italy ⓘ
reignEnd 553 ⓘ
reignStart 552 ⓘ
religion Arian Christianity (probable) ⓘ
linked to: Arianism
sourceMention Agathias ⓘ
Procopius of Caesarea ⓘ
linked to: Procopius
successor none ⓘ

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