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Theodoricknown 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. With Ravenna as his capital he staved off the Franks and Bulgarians, and he held sway over a kingdom that included Sicily, Dalmatia, and some German lands. An Arian (see Arianism), he tolerated Catholicism and promoted peace between Goths and Romans. Theodoric, Theoderic called the Great. ?454--526 ad, king of the Ostrogoths and founder of the Ostrogothic kingdom in Italy after his murder of Odoacer (493) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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500, expressing thanks for a gift of several swords sent to the Ostrogothic king Theoderic (d. 14) The closest we come to anything grim is an ancient legend out of the Dialogues of Gregory the Great - the consignment to hell of Theoderic the Ostrogoth by Pope John I and the patrician Symmachus (whose deaths Theoderic had caused) - but the depiction makes no attempt to inspire horror; hell is barely suggested in a pageant of damnation. |
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