A sirmiumi háború, 504-505 : kapcsolatok az osztrogótok, Bizánc és a gepidák között a 6. század elején

After the retreat of the Goths, the Gepids were able to expand their authority to Sirmium and its surroundings. So in 473 the Gepids attained Sirmium. Although Sirmium was the rightful property of the Byzantine Empire since the second half of the 5th century, it could not exercise power over the mentioned city because of the serious fights within the Empire. The Gepidic kings regained both Sirmium and the former Pannónia Secunda province until the early 6th century. The year 488 had been an exemption according to Ennodius' description, because a smaller group of Goths had ravaged the territory at this time. They did not have conflict after the takeover, and this fact confirms the good relations between them. The early 6th century brought many major changes for Sirmium and for its surroundings. Theodorich learned from the mistakes of his ancestor Odoaker, thus he decided to reclaim Sirmium in spite of the fact that the city had lost its former influence. Sirmium was the gate to Italy at least from the Balkan, so the question of authority was really important to the Osthrogoths. In the end, the Goth forces seized the mentioned territory without any fighting. However, in addition to the Osthrogoths, the Gepids and the Byzantine Empire another new entrant appeared soon: the Gepid Mundo. This brought an open fight between the Byzantine Empire and the Goths. So the events around Sirmium started as a local conflict, but they led to the development of a league against the Osthrogoths. The new Trasaric-inscription reveals that the war could have been meant to prevent the formation of this league. So the relation was good between the Gepids and the Byzantine Empire (with an exemption of some raids against thé Byzantine Empire) until 536, when the Gepids seized back Sirmium