Ostrogothic Kingdom

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The Ostrogothic Kingdom was a Germanic-ruled state that controlled Italy and parts of the western Balkans in the late 5th and early 6th centuries, preserving much of Roman administration and culture under Ostrogothic kings like Theodoric the Great.

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Generate an image of the Ostrogothic Kingdom (The Ostrogothic Kingdom was a Germanic-ruled state that controlled Italy and parts of the western Balkans in the late 5th and early 6th centuries, preserving much of Roman administration and culture under Ostrogothic kings like Theodoric the Great.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Germanic kingdom ⓘ
kingdom ⓘ
post-Roman state ⓘ
administrativeContinuityWith Western Roman Empire ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Kingdom of the Ostrogoths ⓘ
linked to: Ostrogothic Kingdom

Regnum Italiae (in Latin context) ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Italy
architecturalLegacy Mausoleum of Theodoric in Ravenna ⓘ
restoration of Roman monuments in Italy ⓘ
capital Ravenna ⓘ
commonName Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
conflict Gothic War (535–554) ⓘ
linked to: Gothic War
continent Europe ⓘ
culturalPolicy preservation of Roman culture and institutions ⓘ
currency Roman-style coinage ⓘ
endTime 553 ⓘ
ethnicGroupInPower Ostrogoths ⓘ
linked to: Goths
firstRuler Theodoric the Great ⓘ
linked to: Theoderic the Great
followedBy Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna ⓘ
Byzantine rule in Italy ⓘ
foundedBy Theodoric the Great ⓘ
linked to: Theoderic the Great
governmentType monarchy ⓘ
headOfStateTitle king ⓘ
keyMilitaryLeaderAgainst Belisarius ⓘ
Narses ⓘ
languageUsed Gothic ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
lastRuler Teia ⓘ
legalSystem Germanic customary law (for Goths) ⓘ
Roman law (for Romans) ⓘ
maintainedInstitution Roman Senate in Rome ⓘ
linked to: Roman Senate

Roman-style civil administration ⓘ
notableRuler Athalaric ⓘ
Teia ⓘ
Theodahad ⓘ
Theodoric the Great ⓘ
linked to: Theoderic the Great

Totila ⓘ
Witiges ⓘ
opponentInWar Byzantine Empire ⓘ
partOf Early Middle Ages ⓘ
Migration Period ⓘ
linked to: Early Middle Ages
precededBy Odoacer's Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Odoacer
recognizedAs ruler of Italy under nominal imperial authority ⓘ
recognizedBy Eastern Roman Emperor Zeno ⓘ
religion Arian Christianity (ruling elite) ⓘ
Nicene Christianity (Roman population) ⓘ
startTime 493 ⓘ
territoryIncludes Dalmatia ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ
parts of the western Balkans ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Western Roman Empire → followedBy → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Gothic Christianity → stateReligionOf → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Ravenna → wasCapitalOf → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Saint Benedict of Nursia → deathPlace → Kingdom of the Ostrogoths ⓘ
linked to: Ostrogothic Kingdom
Pope Boniface IV → placeOfBirth → Kingdom of the Ostrogoths ⓘ
linked to: Ostrogothic Kingdom
Kingdom of the Lombards → predecessor → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Fall of the Western Roman Empire → isFollowedBy → Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy ⓘ
linked to: Ostrogothic Kingdom
Kingdom of Odoacer → precedes → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Kingdom of Odoacer → successorState → Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
linked to: Ostrogothic Kingdom
Ostrogothic Kingdom → commonName → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Ostrogothic Kingdom → alsoKnownAs → Kingdom of the Ostrogoths ⓘ
linked to: Ostrogothic Kingdom
Justinianic reconquests → participant → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Boethius → citizenship → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Pope Boniface II → countryOfCitizenship → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Goths → formed → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Arian Baptistery → associatedWith → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Narses → opponent → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Mausoleum of Theoderic → culture → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Benedictus Nursiae → countryOfDeathHistorical → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Theoderic the Great → deathPlace → Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
linked to: Ostrogothic Kingdom
Theoderic the Great → ruled → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Codex Argenteus → associatedWith → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Codex Argenteus → scriptoriumContext → Ostrogothic royal court ⓘ
linked to: Ostrogothic Kingdom
Italo-Romans → underRuleOf → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Thrasamund → alliance → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Diocese of Italia → followedBy → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Pannonia Prima → laterPartOf → Kingdom of the Ostrogoths (de facto control) ⓘ
linked to: Ostrogothic Kingdom
Pope Silverius → influencedBy → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Athalaric → countryRuled → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Theodahad → reignedOver → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Germanic kingdoms → includes → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Germanic kingdoms → includes → Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy ⓘ
linked to: Ostrogothic Kingdom
Teia → countryRuled → Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy ⓘ
linked to: Ostrogothic Kingdom
Witiges → countryRuled → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Totila → countryOfRule → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Justinianic Wars → belligerent → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Archbishop of Ravenna → associatedWith → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Siege of Rome (537–538) → belligerent → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Battle of Mons Lactarius → belligerent → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Battle of Taginae → combatant → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Pope Felix IV → countryOfCitizenship → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Pope Felix IV → seeAlso → Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
linked to: Ostrogothic Kingdom
Dioscorus → historicalRegion → Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy ⓘ
subject linked to: antipope Dioscorus
linked to: Ostrogothic Kingdom
Edictum Theodorici → legalCulture → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ
Edictum Theodorici → region → Ostrogothic Italy ⓘ
linked to: Ostrogothic Kingdom
Mundus → allegiance → Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ