Gothic invasion of Italy (5th century)

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The Gothic invasion of Italy in the 5th century was a series of campaigns by the Visigoths and later the Ostrogoths that contributed to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and the establishment of Gothic rule in the Italian peninsula.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
invasion
military campaign
contributedTo collapse of the Western Roman Empire
endTime 493
followedBy Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy
linked to: Ostrogothic Kingdom
hasCause Eastern Roman policy to use Ostrogoths against Odoacer
Visigothic search for land and security within the empire
pressure of barbarian groups on Roman frontiers
weakening of Western Roman imperial authority
hasCommander Alaric I
Odoacer
Theodoric the Great
linked to: Theoderic the Great
hasEffect deposition of Odoacer in 493
end of direct Western Roman imperial rule in Italy
establishment of the Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy
further destabilization of the Western Roman Empire
sack of Rome in 410
hasLocation Aquileia
Italian Peninsula
Italy
Milan
Naples
Pavia
Ravenna
Rome
Sicily
Verona
hasOpponent Flavius Stilicho
linked to: Stilicho

Honorius
Odoacer's forces
Western Roman field armies
linked to: Late Roman army
hasPart First Visigothic invasion of Italy (401–402)
Ostrogothic campaign against Odoacer (488–493)
Ostrogothic invasion of Italy under Theodoric the Great
Second Visigothic invasion of Italy (408–410)
Visigothic invasion of Italy under Alaric I
hasParticipant Ostrogoths
linked to: Goths

Visigoths
linked to: Visigothic army

Western Roman Empire
partOf Late Antiquity
Migration Period
precededBy Gothic War against the Eastern Roman Empire (376–382)
result Gothic rule over Italy
redistribution of land to Gothic warriors in Italy
significantBattle Battle of Pollentia
Battle of Verona (402)
Battle of Verona (489)
Battle of the Adda (489)
linked to: Battle of the Adda

siege of Ravenna (490–493)
siege of Rome (408–410)
startTime 401

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Invasions of Italy hasPart Gothic invasion of Italy (5th century)
Radagaisus conflict Gothic invasion of Italy (405–406)
linked to: Gothic invasion of Italy (5th century)
Battle of Faesulae (406) relatedTo Gothic invasions of Italy
linked to: Gothic invasion of Italy (5th century)