Much of south-eastern Europe and central Europe, including many of the Goths and Vandals respectively, had embraced Arianism (the Visigoths converted to Arian Christianity in 376 through their bishop Wulfila), which led to Arianism being a religious factor in various wars in the Roman Empire. In the west, organized Arianism survived in North Africa, in Hispania, and parts of Italy until it was finally suppressed in the 6th and 7th centuries.
Arianism, a religious doctrine that was influential in various conflicts within the Roman Empire, particularly among groups like the Goths and Vandals who embraced it in south-eastern Europe and central Europe. This belief persisted in parts of North Africa, Hispania, and Italy until its suppression during the 6th and 7th centuries.