Goths
E105837
The Goths were an East Germanic people who played a major role in the decline of the Western Roman Empire and later formed powerful successor kingdoms in parts of Europe.
All labels observed (20)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Visigoths | 44 |
| Goths canonical | 43 |
| Ostrogoths | 20 |
| Crimean Goths | 4 |
| Gothic people | 2 |
| Visigoth | 2 |
| Germanic Goths | 1 |
| Germanic foederati | 1 |
| Gothic foederati | 1 |
| Gothic tribes | 1 |
| Greuthungi (Ostrogoths) | 1 |
| Ostrogoth | 1 |
| Ostrogoths (at times) | 1 |
| Tervingi (Visigoths) | 1 |
| Therving Goths | 1 |
| Visigothic | 1 |
| Visigothic army of Alaric I | 1 |
| Visigothic foederati | 1 |
| Visigothic tribes | 1 |
| Visigothic warriors | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T887339 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Goths Context triple: [Gothic Christianity, associatedWith, Goths]
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A.
Bastarnae
The Bastarnae were an ancient tribal group of mixed Celtic and Germanic (and possibly Sarmatian) origin that inhabited regions north of the Danube and frequently clashed with the Roman Empire.
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B.
Quadi
The Quadi were an ancient Germanic tribe known for inhabiting the region of modern-day Moravia and Slovakia and for their significant role in conflicts with the Roman Empire.
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C.
Franks
The Franks were a confederation of Germanic tribes that rose to prominence in late antiquity and the early Middle Ages, eventually forming the core of the Frankish Empire and laying foundations for modern France and Germany.
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D.
Alans
The Alans were an ancient nomadic Iranian people known for their cavalry and for participating in major events of the late Roman Empire, including the Vandal-led sack of Rome in 455.
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E.
Marcomanni
The Marcomanni were a Germanic tribal confederation that became especially known for their major clashes with the Roman Empire along the Danube frontier in the 2nd century AD.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Goths Target entity description: The Goths were an East Germanic people who played a major role in the decline of the Western Roman Empire and later formed powerful successor kingdoms in parts of Europe.
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A.
Bastarnae
The Bastarnae were an ancient tribal group of mixed Celtic and Germanic (and possibly Sarmatian) origin that inhabited regions north of the Danube and frequently clashed with the Roman Empire.
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B.
Quadi
The Quadi were an ancient Germanic tribe known for inhabiting the region of modern-day Moravia and Slovakia and for their significant role in conflicts with the Roman Empire.
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C.
Franks
The Franks were a confederation of Germanic tribes that rose to prominence in late antiquity and the early Middle Ages, eventually forming the core of the Frankish Empire and laying foundations for modern France and Germany.
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D.
Alans
The Alans were an ancient nomadic Iranian people known for their cavalry and for participating in major events of the late Roman Empire, including the Vandal-led sack of Rome in 455.
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E.
Marcomanni
The Marcomanni were a Germanic tribal confederation that became especially known for their major clashes with the Roman Empire along the Danube frontier in the 2nd century AD.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
East Germanic people
ⓘ
Germanic tribe ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alaric I
ⓘ
Ermanaric ⓘ Fritigern ⓘ Theoderic the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Theodoric the Great
|
| category |
Ancient peoples of Europe
ⓘ
Tribes involved in the Migration Period ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Roman Empire
Huns ⓘ Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| convertedBy | Ulfilas ⓘ |
| culture | Germanic paganism (early) ⓘ |
| endOfPoliticalPower |
6th century in Italy
ⓘ
8th century in Hispania ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | East Germanic peoples ⓘ |
| ethnogenesis | result of merging various Germanic groups ⓘ |
| formed |
Ostrogothic Kingdom
ⓘ
Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ successor kingdoms in Europe ⓘ |
| influenced |
medieval European law
ⓘ
medieval European nobility identities ⓘ |
| language | Gothic language ⓘ |
| laterTerritory |
Balkans
ⓘ
Gaul ⓘ Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
surface form:
Hispania
Italy ⓘ |
| legalCode |
Breviary of Alaric
ⓘ
Codex Euricianus ⓘ Edictum Theodorici ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Ammianus Marcellinus
ⓘ
Jordanes ⓘ |
| migratedTo |
Black Sea region
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ Vistula region ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Adrianople (324)
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Adrianople
Sack of Rome 410 AD ⓘ
surface form:
Sack of Rome (410)
|
| originRegion | Scandinavia ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn | decline of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| politicalStructure |
kingdom
ⓘ
tribal confederation ⓘ |
| religion |
Arianism
ⓘ
surface form:
Arian Christianity
Nicene Christianity ⓘ |
| scriptureTranslation | Gothic Bible ⓘ |
| subgroup |
Goths
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ostrogoths
Goths self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Visigoths
|
| timePeriod |
Late Antiquity
ⓘ
Early Middle Ages ⓘ
surface form:
Migration Period
|
| writingSystem | Gothic alphabet ⓘ |
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Subject: Goths Description of subject: The Goths were an East Germanic people who played a major role in the decline of the Western Roman Empire and later formed powerful successor kingdoms in parts of Europe.
Referenced by (129)
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