| Map of the Germanic kingdoms and the East Roman
empire in 526 C.E./A.D. - The headship of Emperor Theodoric and the
East Goths (Ostrogoths) over the West Goths (Visigoths) is
indicated by underlining the name of the latter in white. The
colorings of the district occupied by the Alamanni are intended
to show how checkered their career was. Of this district the
area bordered in green corresponds roughly to that of the later
duchy of Franconia. Also indicated are the kingdom of the Franks
(yellow) and the kingdom of the Vandals (blue). In
Britain, notice the pressure of the Angles
and Saxons pushing the native Britons westward, into areas now
known as
Wales and
Cornwall. Click here to enlarge this image. |
