Widin was the last attested Ostrogothic noble in Italy. After Teia's defeat at the hands of the Byzantine eunuch general Narses at the Battle of Mons Lactarius, south of present-day Naples, in October 552 or early 553, organized Ostrogothic resistance ended. Widin, however, was able to organize a Gothic revolt in northern Italy in 561.[1] According to Paul the Deacon, Widin comes Gothorum and Amingus, a Frank, rebelled against Narses.[2]
Widin was captured in 562 and sent to Constantinople.[1] After that, the Ostrogoths faded in obscurity.
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- ^ a b Heather, P. J. (Peter J.) (2018). Rome resurgent : war and empire in the age of Justinian. New York, NY. ISBN 978-0-19-936274-5. OCLC 1007044617.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Amory, Patrick (2003). People and Identity in Ostrogothic Italy, 489-554, Cambridge University Press, p. 436.