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 5

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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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