The Goths were a Germanic people first attested north of the Danube in the 3rd century AD. They were frequently at odds with the Roman Empire, targeting Greece and Asia Minor in raids and invasions. They enjoyed a level of power over many other Germanic tribes during the fall of the Roman Empire, though dynastic splintering and Hunnic invasion broke Gothic power. The Goths continued to rule in former Dacia and along the Black Sea coast for centuries after (see: Kingdom of Oium)
Early History & Sub-Groups
Greuthungi (Ostrogoths)
Tervingi (Visigoths)
As of the PoD, the Goths are nominally united by Ovida, who is cited in OTL sources as being one of the last people to unite the Goths in such a way. The son or brother of Cniva, Ovida is possibly related to Cannabaudes. Though the latter was described as a king of the Goths, it is unknown whether this is a regional kingship or if he was in opposition to Ovida. In OTL, Cannabaudes dies in 271. In the Vastator Orbis ATL, he survives until 277. Unlike in OTL, the Tervingi do not splinter to their OTL extent and remain a formidable opponent of Rome.