biography
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Theodoric or Theoderic
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known as the Great
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pronunciation:
[theeodorik]
| biography:
| King of the Ostrogoths (471–526), who invaded Italy in 489, defeating the barbarian ruler, Odoacer. His long reign secured for Italy tranquillity and prosperity, the Goths and the Romans continuing as distinct nations, each with its own tribunals and laws. He established his capital at Ravenna. |
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