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After the German defeat of the Huns in 454, the Ostrogoths took over
Pannonia, migrating into the Balkans in 473. To rid himself of the
troublesome Balkan Ostrogoths of Theodoric, who in 487 had marched to
the walls of Constantinople, the eastern Emperor Zeno supported the
idea of their departure for Italy in 488. The Ostrogoths were to
snatch it from Odoacer and rule it under eastern imperial control.
Zeno was clearly not in a position to reconquer Italy himself. As for
the Ostrogoths, they lacked provisions and had been longing for many
years to settle.In 488, approximately forty thousand Ostrogoths began advancing
towards Italy along the old Roman roads, accompanied by their wagons.
Food was scarce. After marching past cities with locked gates and
defeating the fierce Gepids, another Germanic tribe, Theodoric
finally led his famished people into Italy. It took Theodoric three
and a half years and several vicious battles in Italy to win the war
with Odoacer. On 25 February 493, Theodoric concluded a treaty with
Odoacer whereby they were to rule Italy as coregents. Only ten days
afterwards, Theodoric ended the life of Odoacer with his own hands
during a shared meal in Ravenna on 5 March 493.
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