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'''Theoderic the Great''' was the ruler of the [[Ostrogoths|Ostrogoths]] in the period of time immediately succeeding the fall of the [[Roman Empire]] in 476 CE. He was king of the Ostrogoths (471-526), and specifically held [[Italy]] starting in 493 CE. | '''Theoderic the Great''' was the ruler of the [[Ostrogoths|Ostrogoths]] in the period of time immediately succeeding the fall of the [[Roman Empire]] in 476 CE. He was king of the Ostrogoths (471-526), and specifically held [[Italy]] starting in 493 CE. | ||
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In an attempt to appear Roman, and thus more easily govern the nation and its native, recent ex-Romans, Theoderic adopted the form of the Roman ruler, even taking a Roman name, ''Flavius Theodericus'', which tied him in name to the wildly successful Flavian dynasty, and its founder [[Vespasian]]. | In an attempt to appear Roman, and thus more easily govern the nation and its native, recent ex-Romans, Theoderic adopted the form of the Roman ruler, even taking a Roman name, ''Flavius Theodericus'', which tied him in name to the wildly successful Flavian dynasty, and its founder [[Vespasian]]. | ||
Revision as of 00:06, April 5, 2008
Theoderic the Great was the ruler of the Ostrogoths in the period of time immediately succeeding the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 CE. He was king of the Ostrogoths (471-526), and specifically held Italy starting in 493 CE.
Roman Image
In an attempt to appear Roman, and thus more easily govern the nation and its native, recent ex-Romans, Theoderic adopted the form of the Roman ruler, even taking a Roman name, Flavius Theodericus, which tied him in name to the wildly successful Flavian dynasty, and its founder Vespasian.
References
- Peter Wolfram, The Goths
