The Goths AD 200-700
The Goths were arguably the most successful of the Germanic warrior peoples, with their migrations - forced by pressure from the nomadic Huns to their north and east - first transforming and finally destroying the late Western Roman Empire. In AD 378, the combined forces of the western Visigoths and eastern Ostrogoths wiped out an East Roman army and killed its emperor at Adrianople, whilst AD 410 saw Alaric's Visigoths loot Rome itself.
At various times, Goths also fought alongside Late Roman armies as allied foederati. The Visigoths gained Roman recognition for a new kingdom in southern France and Spain, whilst the Ostrogoths became rulers of Italy, partly adapting to Roman culture. Despite the 6th-century Byzantine re-conquest of Italy, Visigothic Spain survived until the Muslim invasion in the 8th century. This fascinating study draws on expert research to explore the Goths' military character, history and war gear, and illustrates their development with photos and drawings of rare archaeological finds, as well as eight newly commissioned colour plates portraying Gothic warriors across the centuries.
OSPREY PUBLISHING
Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Raffaele D’Amato & Andrea Salimbeti 2025
Illustrated by Marek Szyszko
ISBN: 9781472863065
Editor: Martin Windrow
Index by Fionbar Lyons
Typeset by PDQ Digital Solutions, Bungay, UK
Printed by Repro India Ltd.
64 pages