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Thomas Hodgkin - Theodoric the Goth

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Theodoric the Goth
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1897
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Theodoric the Great (~454-526) was king of the Ostrogoths during the time of the terminal decline of the Western Roman Empire. After wandering with his people through the Balkans, at times allied with the Eastern Empire, and at others, its enemy, he was invited by the Emperor Zeno to invade and conquer Italy on behalf of the Empire. He defeated the Germanic king Odovacar, who had himself deposed the last Emperor of the West, and established the Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy. He became known as «King of the Goths and Romans in Italy», ruling according to the principle of civilitas. His reign was a time of stability and prosperity. ( Patrick Eaton)

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