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Led by Theodoric the Great, the Ostrogoths killed Odoacer, a Germanic soldier and erstwhile leader of the foederati. Odoacer had previously become the de facto ruler of Italy following his deposition of Romulus Augustulus , the final emperor of the Western Roman Empire , in 476.
Ostrogoths in the sense of the group led by Theodoric to Italy stand at the end of complex processes of fragmentation and unification involving a variety of groups—mostly but not solely Gothic it seems—and the better, more contemporary, evidence argues against the implication derived from Jordanes that Ostrogoths are Greuthungi by another name.
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 Italy between 493 and 526, [3] regent of the Visigoths (511–526), and a patrician of the Eastern Roman Empire.
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, Theodoric the Great , king of the Ostrogoths .
By 493, [175] Theodoric had conquered all of Italy from the Scirian Odoacer, whom he killed with his own hands; [209] he subsequently formed the Ostrogothic Kingdom. Theodoric settled his entire people in Italy, estimated at 100,000–200,000, mostly in the northern part of the country, and ruled the country very efficiently.
Coin of a bust of Theodahad. Another coin of Theodahad (534–536), minted in Rome.He is shown wearing a barbarian's moustache.. Theodahad, also known as Thiudahad (Latin: Flavius Theodahatus Rex, Theodahadus, Theodatus; c. 480 – December 536), was the co-monarch of the Ostrogothic Kingdom with his cousin Amalasuintha in 534 and became the sole ruler from April 535 until his death in ...
Theodoric created an Ostrogothic navy and sent an emissary to the East, headed by Pope John I himself in 526. [17] Pope Felix IV (526–530) was the first successor of Symmachus to have trouble designating a successor. John I was succeeded by Pope Felix IV (526–530) with the recommendation of Theodoric and his election was confirmed by ...
Theodemir or Thiudimer was king of the Ostrogoths of the Amal Dynasty, and father of Theoderic the Great. [1] He had two "brothers" (actually brothers-in-law) named Valamir and Videmir. [2] Theodemir was Arian, while his wife Erelieva was Catholic and took the Roman Christian name Eusebia upon her baptism. [3]