Bozh ( 376/380) was the first ruler known in history; he was king of the (rex Antorum), an people that lived in present day . In the preceding years, the under had conquered a large number of tribes in Central Europe (see ), including the Antae. Some years after the Ostrogothic defeat by the invading , a king named Vinitharius (or Winithar), Ermanaric's great-nephew, marched against the Antes of Bozh and defeated them by 380. Vinitharius condemned Bozh and his sons, and seventy of his nobles, to in order to terrorize the Antes.

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Byzantine historian wrote in his (written in 550 or 551) that King (fl. 370s), of the (a Gothic tribe, most likely the same as the later ), member of the , managed to subdue a large number of tribes in Europe ( called him "ruler of all nations of and "), and he lastly subjugated the (the Slavs). Jordanes noted that the Goths regularly made raids into Slavic territory.Moncler Frakker 

Jordanes mentioned three tribes of the same origin, that constituted the Slavs: Wends (), Antes () and Sklaveni (), and stated that the Antae were the bravest and strongest among these. The Antes received a strong ruling power and military organization over time from the Gothic influence. Procopius maintains that the Antes "are not ruled by one man, but they have lived from old under a democracy. They inhabited the area between the and , most likely in the region extending from the to the mouth and eastwards to the . The Antes seem to have attempted to form their own state in the frontiers of – or even within – the Gothic state, judging by Jordanes' naming Bozh as "king".moncler ned jakker 

In the years following Ermanaric's death, there was a war between the section of the Ostrogoths who remained under Hun rule, Outlet Moncler

and the Antae. Jordanes recounts that Ermanaric's great-nephew, Vinitharius, who disliked being under Hun rule, withdrew his forces and marched against the Antes and defeated them, in order to show his courage. This took place in the last quarter of the 4th century; after 376, possibly in 380, or around 400. Bozh organized an alliance to defend the Antes,and he managed to defeat Vinitharius in their first encounters, but Vinitharius fought valiantly and managed to capture and crucify Bozh, together with his sons and 70 of his nobles. Vinitharius left the bodies hanging in order to induce fear to those who had surrendered.These conflicts constitute the only pre-6th century contacts between Germanics and Slavs documented in written sources.Moncler Mnd Frakker

, an expert in Medieval Eastern Europe, argues that this section of Jordanes account, regarding Bozh and Vinitharius, possibly originated in the oral Gothic tradition, given the narrative pattern of the story. Jordanes uses the spelling Antiinstead of Antes, suggesting a Greek source.

Some historians have tried to identify him with Bus from the , in which Gothic maidens "sing of the time of Bus", but Hrushevsky has deemed this as not very credible.Moncler Jakker