Kingdom of the Ostrogoths in Dacia

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Establishment

• January 272: Hunnic conquest of Dacia.

Chronology

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1. Crisis of the Third Century

Was a period in which the Roman Empire nearly collapsed due to invasions and secessions. In particular, the period saw the creation of two secessionist states: the Gallic Empire andhe Kingdom of Palmyra.

1.1. Barbarian invasions of the Third Century

Were a series of Barbarian invasions of the Roman Empire during the Crisis of the Third Century.

1.1.1. Foundation of the Kingdom of the Goths

The Germanic tribe of the Ostrogoths established a kingdom in Dacia.

• January 272: Hunnic conquest of Dacia.

2. Campaign against the Visigoths of Constantine the Great

Was a military campaign of Roman Emperor Constantine against the Visigoths that took place in Bulgaria.

• January 332: Emperor Constantine I may have started the construction of the new stretch of Limes, the so-called Brazda lui Novac du Nord, which ran parallel to and north of the lower course of the Danube, from Drobeta to the plain of Wallachia eastern up to the Siret river, incorporating new reconquered territories.

3. Campaign of Constantinus against the Germanic tribes

Were a series of military campaigns by Roman Emperor Constantine I against Germanic and Sarmatian tribes.

3.1. Campaign of Constantine against the Sarmatians

Was a military campaign by Roman Emperor Constantine I against the Sarmatian tribes.

• January 335: During the years 331-336 Constantine led his armies beyond the lower course of the Danube returning to occupy, about 60 years after Aurelian, a part of the territories of southern Dacia.

4. Ostrogothic Conquest of the Vandal Kingdom

In 335 AD the Vandals, that had established north to the Banat region, were defeated by the Ostrogoths and expelled.

• January 336: In 340 the raids started again and conquered the Vandal kingdom (which was located in Dacia before the conquest of North Africa) and took this populous region. In 335, the Vandals, who inhabited the region between the Marisus river and the Danube (perhaps just northwest of the Banat), under the leadership of Visimar, clashed with the Goths of Geberic and were defeated.

5. Gothic Expansion up to the Baltic Sea

Was a series of military campaigns waged by the Ostrogoths that led them to conquer the territories between the Balkans and the Baltic Sea.

• January 341: After these victories the Goths subjected Slavic peoples and reached the Baltic Sea, and some historians compared their exploits to those of Alexander the Great, because they had created a kingdom that started from Greece and reached the Baltic Sea.

6. The Gepids settle in the Carpathian Basin

The Gepids invaded Dacia and created their own kingdom in the area.

• January 351: The Lazyges retake back the territories in the Carpathian Basin that were previously lost to the Roman Empire. The Iazyges were a nomadic tribe of Sarmatian origin.
• January 351: The Gepids settle in the Carpathian Basin. No archaeological evidence substantiates the Gepids' presence before around 350.

7. Gothic Wars

Were a series of conflicts between the Roman Empire and the Goths.

7.1. Gothic War (367-369)

Was a military campaign of Roman Emperor Valens against the Visigoths under Athanaric.

• June 367: Valens was the Roman Emperor at the time, while Athanaric was the king of the Visigoths. The Visigoths were a Germanic tribe that had settled north of the Danube. Valens' attack on Athanaric's Visigoths in 367 marked a significant event in the Roman Empire's efforts to control the territory north of the Danube.
• July 367: In the spring of 367, Roman Emperor Valens crossed the Danube River and launched an attack on the Visigoths led by Athanaric in the territory north of the Danube. This event marked a significant conflict between the Roman Empire and the Visigoths, who were eventually driven into the territory of the Ostrogoths in Dacia.
• January 370: In 369, Valens crossed again, from Noviodunum, and by devastating the country forced Athanaric to attack him.
• February 370: Valente sent the general Arinteo to restore Pope to the Armenian throne already the summer following the first action against the Goths (in 369?), also at the request of the Armenian nobility itself.

8. Hunnic Wars

Were a series of conflicts that saw the Huns, an invading tribe probably from Central Asia, fighting against the Romans as well as the Germanic tribes of Europe.

8.1. Hunnic Invasion of Europe

The Huns invaded Europe starting with the Ukrainian Steppe.

• January 375: The Huns arrived in Europe in the late 4th-early 5th century, driven out of China by the advanced Chinese-developed weapons and defense structures, such as new uses for explosives, more accurate catapults, and the bronze crossbow and bow. The descent of the nomadic hordes of the Huns on the plains of Ukraine and Belarus occurred between 374 and 376.

8.1.1. The Kingdom of the Goths is absorbed by the Huns

The Huns invaded and annexed the Kingdom of the Goths.

• January 377: The Huns expelled the Goth from eastern Europe and expanded between the Danube and the Black Sea.

Disestablishment

• January 377: The Huns expelled the Goth from eastern Europe and expanded between the Danube and the Black Sea.