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Thursday, June 26, 2025

Collection of facts about the Visigothic Kingdom

This post is a collection of facts about the Visigothic Kingdom (418 - 720 AD). There are 13 facts listed below.

• Germanic people from the Danube Valley
• Based in the Iberian Peninsula and southwestern France
• Capitals: Toulouse, Barcelona and Toledo
• Sack of Rome (410 AD)
• Established as a Roman foederati (418 AD)
• Fought Vandals, Alans and Suebi
• Fought Huns at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains (451 AD)
• Gained independence from Roman Empire (476 AD)
• Franco-Visigothic Wars (496 - 508 AD)
• Byzantine Spania (552 - 624 AD)
• Annexed Suebic Kingdom (585 AD)
• Visigothic Code completed (654 AD)
• Conquered by Umayyad Caliphate (711 - 719 AD)

Sources

Wikipedia: Visigothic Kingdom, Visigoths, Franco-Visigothic Wars, Spania