The Goths[a] were a Germanic people who played a major role in the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the emergence of medieval Europe. [1][2][3] They were first reported by Graeco-Roman authors in the 3rd century AD, living north of the …

2024年12月20日 · Goth, member of a Germanic people whose two branches, the Ostrogoths and the Visigoths, for centuries harassed the Roman Empire. According to their own legend, the Goths originated in southern Scandinavia and crossed to the southern shore of the Baltic Sea.

2014年10月12日 · The Goths entered history at a pivotal moment in the decline of the Roman Empire and played their part in that drama. With the empire gone, they ruled over two great kingdoms: one of Odoacer and Theodoric the Great in Italy, and the other in …

2018年5月14日 · The Goths and Visigoths were Germanic tribes who fought against Roman rule, governed large swaths of territory and ushered in the the medieval period in Europe.

There is a scholarly consensus that the Goths described by the Romans starting in the 3rd century were one of the peoples within the Sântana de Mureș-Černjachov complex of material cultures, which covered a large area including modern Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine.

2022年9月2日 · Sometimes called " barbarians," they are famous for sacking the city of Rome in A.D. 410. After the Western Roman Empire diminished, two Gothic kingdoms rose: the short-lived Visigoths and the...

In the Gothic language, the Goths referred to themselves collectively as the *Gut-þiuda "Gothic people", attested as dative singular Gutþiudai. [1] [3] Gutthiuda could also mean "Land of the Gothic people".[4]The name of the Goths was probably first recorded by Greek and Roman writers as Gutones, an exonym referring to a people dwelling in the Vistula region during the …

2024年8月11日 · Known for their military strength, distinct language, and cultural impact, the Goths significantly shaped the political and social landscape of Europe through their migrations, invasions, and the establishment of powerful kingdoms. Gothic Origins and Early History.

The Goths were a significant ethnic group in Europe during the first half of the first millennium of the Common Era. They first appear in the historical record in the first century AD. They eventually spawned kingdoms that clashed with the Huns, the Romans, and the Umayyad Empire.

Their actions directly contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire and the dawn of the Middle Ages, a period of profound transformation that has come to define much of our collective past. But who were the Goths? Where did they come from? What was their culture and society like?