{{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.<ref name=":0">{{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}}</ref> According to Paul the Deacon, Widin ''comes Gothorum'' and ''Amingus'', a Frank, rebelled against Narses.<ref>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.</ref>
Widin was captured in 562 and sent to Constantinople.<ref name=":0" /> After that, the Ostrogoths faded in obscurity.
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==Sources== *{{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)