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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tejas, post: 7943801, member: 84905&quot;]Hm, there was no Ostrogothic kingdom in &quot;Eastern Rome&quot;. I guess you mean the western Roman Empire? However, the western Roman Empire had seized to exist when the Ostrogoths took control of Italy in around 490. It had been reduced to Italy and a few adjacent regions in the previous decades and there had been no western Emperor for over a decade.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also the Ostrogothic kingdom did not last 40 years, but it lasted about 60 years, from around 490 to around 552. Theoderic the Great ruled for over 30 years alone and after him came another 7 kings, most of whom were ineffective and short-lived, however.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, the Gothic kingdom was not governed by Theoderic, when it fell. Theoderic the Great died in AD 526. The last effective Gothic ruler was Totila (Baduela on his coins) and the last king was Thea or Tejas, who ruled only for a few months before being killed in the final battle against the East Romans at mount Vesuvius.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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