In the late 5th century, the peninsula had come under the control of the Ostrogoths, who, although they continued to acknowledge the Empire's suzerainty, had established a practically independent kingdom.
В конце V века полуостров перешёл под контроль остготов, которые хотя и признавали сюзеренитет империи, образовали фактически независимое королевство.