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Theodoric (or Theoderic) the Great (454 – 30 August 526), also called Theodoric the Amal, was king of the Ostrogoths (475–526), and ruler of the independent Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy between 493 and 526, regent of the Visigoths (511–526), and a patrician of the Eastern Roman Empire [broken anchor].
Oct 9, 2014 · Theodoric the Great (l. c. 454-526 CE, r. 493-526 CE, also known as Flavius Theodoricus) was the king of the Ostrogoths who, at the encouragement and direction of the Roman emperor Zeno, invaded Italy, deposed King Odoacer, and ruled over a kingdom of Romans and Goths from 493-526 CE.
- Joshua J. Mark
Theodoric (born ad 454—died Aug. 30, 526, Ravenna) was the king of the Ostrogoths (from 471), who invaded Italy in 488 and completed the conquest of virtually the entire peninsula and Sicily by 493, making himself king of Italy (493–526) and establishing his capital at Ravenna.
- E.A. Thompson
Theodoric the Great (454 – August 30, 526), known to the Romans as Flavius Theodoricus, was king of the Ostrogoths (471-526), ruler of Italy (493–526), and regent of the Visigoths (511–526). He became a hero of Germanic legend as Þeodric in English legends, Dietrich von Bern in German legends and as Þjóðrekr and Þiðrekr in Norse ...
Theodoric, known as Theodoric the Great, (born 454—died Aug. 30, 526), King of the Ostrogoths and founder of the Ostrogothic kingdom in Italy. Sent by the Byzantine emperor Zeno to invade Italy in 488, he made himself sole ruler by 493 and murdered Odoacer by treachery.
May 14, 2018 · Learn about the life and achievements of Theodoric the Great, the Ostrogothic king who ruled Italy from 493 to 526. Find out how he balanced his Germanic heritage with Roman culture, his religious policy, and his conflicts with the emperors of Constantinople.
Theodoric, born in 454 A.D., emerged from the ashes of the declining Western Roman Empire. A scion of the Ostrogothic tribe, he experienced a childhood marked by both hardship and intrigue. His early years were spent as a hostage in Constantinople, where he imbibed the sophistication of Byzantine culture.
