ERMANERIC
c.305 - c.376
King of the Ostrogoths




Ermaneric established a vast Ostrogothic kingdom from the Baltic to the Black Sea . He struggled successfully with the Romans.

Ermaneric committed suicide because he despaired of success-fully resisting the Huns, who invaded his territories in the 370s.

His kingdom was destroyed and his people became subject to the Huns for 75 years.

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