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Theodoric the Great
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Theodoric the Great, also called the Amal, was king of the Ostrogoths, and ruler of the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy between 493 and 526, regent of the Visigoths, and a patrician of the Eastern Roman
The Ostrogothic Kingdom (in yellow) at the death of Theodoric the Great (AD 526)
The Ostrogothic Kingdom (in yellow) at the death of Theodoric the Great (AD 526)
Bronze weight, inlaid with silver, with the name of Theodoric, issued by prefect Catulinus in Rome, 493–526
Bronze weight, inlaid with silver, with the name of Theodoric, issued by prefect Catulinus in Rome, 493–526
Mosaic depiction of the front of Theodoric's Palace on the upper part of the south wall of the nave of San Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna. Theodoric and
Mosaic depiction of the front of Theodoric's Palace on the upper part of the south wall of the nave of San Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna. Theodoric and his court were removed from the image by the Eastern Romans.
The Mausoleum of Theodoric in Ravenna
The Mausoleum of Theodoric in Ravenna
Odoacer
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Odoacer, also spelled Odovacer or Odovacar, was a barbarian soldier and statesman from the Middle Danube who was an officer of the Roman army and deposed the Western Roman child emperor Romulus August
Theodoric the Great
…Theodoric remained in constant hostilities with the emperor and frequently raided East Roman territory. At the behest of Zeno, in 489 Theodoric attacked Odoacer, the king of Italy, emerging victorious in 493. As the new ruler of Italy, he upheld a Roman legal administration and scholarly culture while promoting…
Latin memorial plate from 1521, that mentions Odoacer as Rex Rhutenorum (Petersfriedhof, Salzburg)
Latin memorial plate from 1521, that mentions Odoacer as Rex Rhutenorum (Petersfriedhof, Salzburg)
Romulus Augustus resigns the Crown (from a 19th-century illustration).
Romulus Augustus resigns the Crown (from a 19th-century illustration).
Odoacer solidus struck in the name of Emperor Zeno, testifying to the formal submission of Odoacer to Zeno
Odoacer solidus struck in the name of Emperor Zeno, testifying to the formal submission of Odoacer to Zeno
An early illustration of a mythologized Theodoric killing Odoacer in a joust; from the Chronica Theodericiana (1181)
An early illustration of a mythologized Theodoric killing Odoacer in a joust; from the Chronica Theodericiana (1181)