Witiges

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Witiges was a 6th-century king of the Ostrogoths best known for leading the Gothic resistance against the Eastern Roman Empire during the Gothic War in Italy.

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Witiges canonical 3

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Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 6th-century monarch
Ostrogothic king
historical figure
capital Ravenna
capturedBy Belisarius
centuryOfActivity 6th century
conflict Gothic War (535–554)
countryRuled Italy
Ostrogothic Kingdom
diedIn Constantinople
Eastern Roman Empire
linked to: Byzantine Empire
era Late Antiquity
ethnicity Ostrogoth
linked to: Goths
event siege of Rome (537–538)
historicalSource Procopius of Caesarea
linked to: Procopius
languageSpoken Gothic
Latin
led siege of Rome (537–538)
notableBattle defense of Ravenna
notableFor leading the Gothic resistance against the Eastern Roman Empire
role in the Gothic War in Italy
occupation king
opponent Belisarius
Byzantine Empire
Eastern Roman Empire
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Justinian I
positionHeld King of the Ostrogoths
linked to: Theoderic the Great
predecessor Theodahad
regionOfRule Italian Peninsula
reignEnd 540
reignStart 536
religion Arian Christianity
linked to: Arianism
spouse Matasuntha
spouseOfNobleHouse Amal dynasty
successor Ildibad
surrenderedTo Belisarius
takenTo Constantinople
title Rex Gothorum

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Theodahad successor Witiges
Theodahad capturedBy Witiges