The history of Goth?

The specific word Gothic originally meant the Germanic tribes of Western Europe. In terms of architectural culture and writing from the 18th to 19th centuries, the so-called "Gothic Revival" dug out the dark sentiments of the Middle Ages from the tomb of historical context.

Origin of the Goths:

The Goths are a Germanic tribe who have been known to the Romans to live on the borders of the Danube River since the first century AD. As the Huns moved westward from Central Asia, the Goths were pressured to disperse from the region. They moved west into Europe and crossed the Danube River to escape the oncoming nomadic tribes. Since the fall of Rome, the Goths in the early Middle Ages competed with other barbarians for the lands left behind by the Western Roman Empire.

The only thing we know is that the Goths came from the Baltic island of Gülen and split into two groups as they migrated south to central Europe. The Visigoths settled in what is today Romania in the second century AD; the Ostrogoths continued to migrate eastward to the northwest coast of the Black Sea. In 376, the Visigoths, under the oppression of the Huns, crossed the Danube south from present-day Romania. The total number of men, women and children is about 60,000. They defeated the Roman army from Constantinople, settled on the south bank of the Danube for a time, and then advanced towards Italy. In 409, the Visigoths, under the leadership of King Alarel, plundered the city of Rome and then moved north to Gaul. The Romans had to give up Gaul in the southwest, and their power eventually expanded to the entire Spain today.

The Ostrogoths dispersed under the rule of the Huns and followed the route taken by their own people (the Visigoths), entering Italy in the late Fifth Age. This invasion was instigated by the Eastern Roman Empire, which wanted to consume the power of these ethnic groups and then rule Italy as a governor. Under the command of Theodoric (today's king of Switzerland and the Balkans), the Goths entered Italy in 488 and completely conquered her in 493.

After Theoderic died in 526, the kingdom did not last long. Byzantium sent an army under the command of General Belisarius to Italy in 536 under the pretext of fighting for the succession to the throne. Byzantium hoped to retake Italy and restore the ancient Roman Empire's territories in the west. The war continued, coupled with plague and famine, the countryside was severely devastated. In 552, the East Germans were finally defeated in Italy. In the late sixth century AD, when Italy was invaded by the newly arrived barbarian Lombards, the Ostrogoths were wiped out, and those who survived collapsed into small groups.

The Visigoths' kingdom in Spain lasted longer. In the late fifth century AD, the Frankish Clovis drove the Visigoths from mainland France to areas beyond the Pyrenees. With the death of Clovis, his kingdom was divided, giving the Visigoths a temporary respite. In 711, a new threat came from the south. The Muslim army crossed the sea from North Africa and wiped out the last Gothic kingdom in just four years.

The Goths were the first force in history capable of plundering the city of Rome. This alone will be unforgettable for future generations; and as a result, the order of the ancient world began to disintegrate in Europe. They admired the city of Rome and sought to preserve it, allowing much of Roman culture to survive. For example, the languages ??of modern Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Romania all originated from Latin, and were then influenced by the residents of these areas to form the languages ??of these countries. The situation is similar to the way that Germanic languages ??were spread in England.

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