Theodoric (or Theoderic) the Great (454 – 30 August 526), also called Theodoric the Amal, was king of the Ostrogoths (475–526), and ruler of the independent...
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Germanic-speaking world, not least due to its most famous bearer, Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths. The name was Latinized as Theodoricus or Theodericus, originally...
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Dietrich von Bern (redirect from Legends about Theodoric the Great)
Bern is the name of a character in Germanic heroic legend who originated as a legendary version of the Ostrogothic king Theodoric the Great. The name "Dietrich"...
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The Mausoleum of Theodoric (Italian: Mausoleo di Teodorico) is an ancient monument just outside Ravenna, Italy. It was built in AD 520 by Theodoric the...
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Ostrogothic Kingdom (redirect from Kingdom of the Ostrogoths)
by Theodoric the Great, the Ostrogoths killed Odoacer, a Germanic soldier and erstwhile leader of the foederati. Odoacer had previously become the de...
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Ostrogoths (redirect from King of the Ostrogoths)
in the Balkans under Theodoric the Great. Theoderic's family, the Amal dynasty, accumulated royal power in Roman Pannonia after the death of Attila, and...
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Theodoric III or Theoderic III may refer to: Theuderic III, king of the Franks Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths, third king named Theodoric...
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Thrasamund (category Kings of the Vandals)
Vandal "obedience" to Theodoric's rule and the Roman statesman Cassiodorus—serving in Theodoric's employ—implied that one of Italy's great enemies had been...
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493 and 553 CE. During that time, Ravenna saw a great renovation, in particular under Theodoric the Great (454–526). During his rule, Ravenna saw many of...
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Lucullanum in the 480s or 490s, dedicated to Saint Severinus of Noricum. Romulus could have been alive as late as 507 or 511 when Theodoric the Great, Odoacer's...
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Odoacer (category States and territories established in the 470s)
eventually appointed the Ostrogoth Theodoric the Great, who had been menacing the Eastern Empire within the Balkans. Theodoric invaded Italy in 489 and...
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The palace of Theodoric was a structure in Ravenna, Italy, that was the residence of the Ostrogothic ruler and king of Italy Theodoric the Great (d. 526)...
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Arian Baptistery (redirect from Baptistry of the Arians)
The Arian Baptistry in Ravenna, Italy is a Christian baptismal building that was erected by the Ostrogothic King Theodoric the Great between the end of...
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Visigoths (redirect from History of the Visigoths)
From 511 to 526, the Visigoths were ruled by Theoderic the Great of the Ostrogoths as de jure regent for the young Amalaric. Theodoric's death in 526, however...
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Battle of Tolbiac (category Battles involving the Alemanni)
fighting the rest of the Alamanni. Theodoric placed the latter under his personal protection. A panegyric by Ennodius about Theodoric the Great speaks exaggeratedly...
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Ostrogotho (redirect from Ostrogotha of the Ostrogoths)
Ostrogotho (480 - before 516) was the daughter of the Ostrogothic king Theodoric the Great, and the wife of the Burgundian king Sigismund. Her mother...
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Eutharic (section At the court of Theodoric)
presumptive heir of the Ostrogoth king Theodoric the Great but died in AD 522 at the age of 42 before he could inherit Theodoric's title. Theodoric claimed that...
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Goths (redirect from History of the Goths)
rule gained their independence in the 5th century, most importantly the Ostrogoths. Under their king Theodoric the Great, these Goths established an Ostrogothic...
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Pope Felix IV (category Articles incorporating a citation from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia with Wikisource reference)
September 530) was the bishop of Rome from 12 July 526 to his death. He was the chosen candidate of Ostrogoth King Theodoric the Great, who had imprisoned...
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Visigothic Kingdom (redirect from King of the Visigoths)
(415–418) Theodoric I (418–451) Thorismund (451–453) Theodoric II (453–466) Euric (466–484) Alaric II (484–507) Gesalec (507–511) Theodoric the Great (511–526)...
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this day inhabit many villages". However, in the 5th century, the Ostrogothic ruler Theodoric the Great failed to rouse Crimean Goths to support his 488–493...
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Barbarian kingdoms (category States and territories established in the 400s)
took steps to restore parts of the administration. In 510, the Ostrogothic king of Italy, Theodoric the Great, restored the Praetorian prefecture of Gaul...
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Rodulf, Herule king (section King of the Heruls)
near the Danes, and came to Italy, where he succeeded in gaining the "embrace" (gremium) of the Ostrogothic King of Italy, Theodoric the Great. Notably...
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Totila (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference)
them of the loyalty of the Romans to his predecessor Theodoric the Great. In the spring of 544 the Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I sent his general Belisarius...
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The fourth vignette presents the thirty-year reign of Theodoric the Great. A possible connection between this and the preceding sections is that the Old...
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Initially Gesalec was supported by the powerful Ostrogothic king Theodoric the Great, but this support eventually faded. Between 508 and 511, he had one...
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Colosseum (redirect from The Colosseum)
venationes, criticised by King Theodoric the Great for their high cost. The Colosseum underwent several radical changes of use. By the late 6th century a small...
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means "sword". The name itself is very likely of Lombardic origin. He is associated with the cycle of legends about Theodoric the Great, called Dietrich...
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Thrasamund, king of the Vandals, marries Amalafrida (widowed sister of Theodoric the Great). She brings with her a large dowry and an elite Gothic force of...
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Amalaric (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference)
of the Visigoths from 522 until his assassination. He was a son of king Alaric II and his first wife Theodegotha, daughter of Theodoric the Great. When...
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