east-goths

Updated: May 19, 2025

The East-Goths ruled at last in Italy itself. It was to defend Italy against the Goths that Rome in the opening of the fifth century withdrew her legions from Britain, and from that moment the province was left to struggle unaided against the Picts. Nor were these its only enemies.

John Richard Green - History of the English People, Volume I : Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216

The roots no longer nourished the distant extremities in Britain and Gaul, and it was only a question of time when these, too, should succumb to the inflowing tide. The Ostro-Goths or East-Goths in Northern Italy, and the Visigoths or West-Goths in Gaul, were setting up kingdoms of their own, under a Roman protectorate. The long period of peace in Spain was broken.

Mary Platt Parmele - A Short History of Spain

Boethius was a Roman Consul in the beginning of the sixth century, who was put to death by the great Theodoric, King of the East-Goths, who then ruled over Italy. While he was in prison he wrote the book which King Alfred translated. He seems not to have been a Christian; at least there is not a single Christian expression in his book.

Hamilton Wright Mabie - Heroes Every Child Should Know