# Goths migrate south-east (230)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/230-goths-migrate-south-east
Location: Pomerania to the Black Sea

Groups associated with the Wielbark culture moved south-east toward the Black Sea, where the Chernyakhov culture later flourished. Within the broader Roman & Migration Period period: Beyond the Roman frontier, the Przeworsk and Wielbark cultures traded amber and iron with the Empire before the great migrations of the fourth and fifth centuries emptied much of the land. At this point in the timeline (c. 230), the governing authority was Peoples of the Roman and Migration periods (No single ruler). Groups associated with the Przeworsk and Wielbark cultures, including peoples identified with the Vandals, Lugii and Goths, traded with the Roman Empire before much of the region was depopulated during the Migration Period. Goths migrate south-east mattered because movements of peoples reshaped the population, languages and cultures of the lands that became Poland. The event is placed here so readers can follow it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion and culture across Polish history.

## Why it matters
Goths migrate south-east mattered because movements of peoples reshaped the population, languages and cultures of the lands that became Poland.

Ruler at the time: [Peoples of the Roman and Migration periods](https://poland-history.com/rulers/peoples-of-the-roman-and-migration-periods)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Goths](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goths)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Goths migrate south-east](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Goths+migrate+south-east)
- [Wikipedia — Przeworsk culture (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Przeworsk_culture)