King of the Ostrogoths and conqueror of Italy, Theodoric the Great (ca. 453-526) was the second barbarian to rule as king in Italy after the fall of the Roman Empire in 476.Theodoric was the son of Th...
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Theodoric was the son of the Theudemir, king of the Ostrogoths. He was born in 454 AD, and he was given the name Thiuda-reiks, which in Latin meant the people-ruler. This name soon changed to Theodori...
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Theodoric the Great
