The Goths were Germanic people who probably migrated
             from Southern Scandinavia some time before the time of
             Christ. By the third century, the Goths had settled in the
             areas around the Black Sea. Those who settled in the area
             of the modern Ukraine came to be known as Ostrogoths. The
             Goths were divided into Ostrogoths and Visigoths. The name
             "Ostrogoths" means "the Eastern Goths." The Ostrogoths
             developed a huge empire north of the Black Sea. These Goths
             caused a lot of trouble during the third century.
             The Ostrogoths invasions helped them move farther into
             the Roman Empire. They invaded such people as the
             Burgundians on the Main River, the Saxons on the Weser, the
             Lombards in Silesia, and other tribes. By the end of the
             third century, there wasn't much difference between
             When the Huns came into Europe about 370 AD, many of
             the Ostrogoths were conquered and made to help their
             conquerors. They joined Atilla the Hun in his battle
             against Gaul in 451, and many of them were killed by the
             Visigoths at the Battle of Chalons. The Ostrogoths remained
             under the Hunnic Empire's rule for eighty years until it's
             dissolution in 454. The Ostrogoths finally fought back and
             The Ostrogoths became Roman allies. Their new leader
             was Theodoric. Theodoric was sent to Italy in 488 to attack
             Odoacer, a German usurper, in 489. The Eastern Emperor,
             Zeno, helped Theodoric with this invasion. As a reward,
             Theodoric moved the Ostrogoths west, took over the throne,
             and became king. He started his reign in 493. Theodoric
             remained king for a full generation and because he was so
             capable and prosperous, he was sometimes called "Theodoric
             the Great." He reigned from 493 to 526 AD. He died in 526
             and the disruption in Italy became so bad that in 535, the
             peninsula. The Byzantines broke Got
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