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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.

== Roman Image ==

== 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]].

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]].