Widin

{{for|the town in Bulgaria|Vidin}}

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.{{Cite book|title=Rome resurgent : war and empire in the age of Justinian|last=Heather, P. J. (Peter J.)|isbn=978-0-19-936274-5|location=New York, NY|oclc=1007044617|year = 2018}} According to Paul the Deacon, Widin comes Gothorum and Amingus, a Frank, rebelled against Narses.Amory, Patrick (2003). [https://books.google.com/books?id=7ndeDi_fwq0C&dq=People%20and%20Identity%20in%20Ostrogothic%20Italy%2C%20489-554&pg=PA436 People and Identity in Ostrogothic Italy, 489-554], Cambridge University Press, p. 436.

Widin was captured in 562 and sent to Constantinople. After that, the Ostrogoths faded in obscurity.

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  • {{cite book |last=Amory |first=Patrick |author-link=Patrick Amory |year=2003 |title=People and Identity in Ostrogothic Italy, 489-554 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ndeDi_fwq0C |location= |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=0521526353 }}

Category:6th-century Ostrogothic people

Category:Gothic warriors

Category:People of the Gothic War (535–554)