Theodoric (or Theoderic) the Great (454 – 30 August 526), also called Theodoric the Amal, [b] was king of the Ostrogoths (475–526), and ruler of the independent Ostrogothic Kingdom of …

Theodoric was born in 454, right when the old world was crumbling. His father, Theodemir, was a Gothic king, and young Theodoric grew up in Pannonia (modern-day Hungary).

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 …

Theodoric is a Germanic given name. First attested as a Gothic name in the 5th century, it became widespread in the Germanic-speaking world, not least due to its most famous bearer, …

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 …

Theoderic grew up as a hostage in Constantinople, received a privileged education, and succeeded his father as leader of the Pannonian Ostrogoths in 473. Settling his people in …

May 14, 2018 · King of the Ostrogoths and conqueror of Italy, Theodoric the Great (c. 453-526) was the second barbarian to rule as king in Italy after the fall of the Roman Empire in 476.

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 …

Jan 21, 2024 · 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 …

Less famous, but in many ways more compelling as a transitional figure, is Theodoric the Great, one of the last monarchs to rule a unified Italy until the nineteenth century.