Aspar
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Flavius Ardabur Aspar was an Eastern Roman patrician and magister militum of Alanic-Gothic descent. As the general of a Germanic army in Roman service, Aspar exerted great influence on the Eastern Roman Emperors for half a century, from the 420s to his death in 471, through the reigns of Theodosius II, Marcian and Leo I, who, in the end, had him killed. His death led to the ending of the Germanic domination of Eastern Roman policy.
Detail of a dish depicting Aspar and his elder son Ardabur (c. 434).
Goths
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The Goths were Germanic people who played a major role in the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the emergence of medieval Europe.
Depiction of a Gothic warrior battling Roman cavalry, from the 3rd century Ludovisi Battle sarcophagus
A stone circle in the area of northern Poland occupied by the Wielbark culture, which is associated with the Goths
Gothic invasions in the 3rd century
The 3rd-century Ludovisi Battle sarcophagus depicts a battle between Goths and Romans.