Sidimund was a 5th-century
Ostrogothic
The Ostrogoths () were a Roman-era Germanic peoples, Germanic people. In the 5th century, they followed the Visigoths in creating one of the two great Goths, Gothic kingdoms within the Western Roman Empire, drawing upon the large Gothic populatio ...
warrior. Under the Ostrogothic king
Valamir, Sidimund had been plundering
Epirus
Epirus () is a Region#Geographical regions, geographical and historical region, historical region in southeastern Europe, now shared between Greece and Albania. It lies between the Pindus Mountains and the Ionian Sea, stretching from the Bay ...
. He was a member of the
Amali dynasty and a close relative of
Aidoingus, the
comes domesticorum. Sidimund later served in the
Eastern Roman army with great distinction, and acquired extensive land holdings in the area near
Durazzo. He was considered a friend of the
Romans and was held in great esteem. In 479, Sidimund helped his relative
Theodoric the Great settle in Epirus, despite the opposition of another fellow Goth,
Gento.
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5th-century Ostrogothic people
Amali dynasty
5th-century Byzantine military personnel
Gothic warriors
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