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Theodoric the Goth - King of the Ostrogoths, Regent of the Visigoths & Viceroy of the Eastern Roman Empire, in the 4th Century A. D. (Hardcover)
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Theodoric the Goth - King of the Ostrogoths, Regent of the Visigoths & Viceroy of the Eastern Roman Empire, in the 4th Century A. D. (Hardcover)
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The great king of the Ostrogoths and regent of the Visigoths
Theodoric was king of the Ostrogoths, ruler of Italy, regent of
the Visigoths and viceroy of the Eastern Roman Empire. He was born
in 454 AD in what is now the border region of Austria and Hungary.
The son of a king, he travelled as a child to Byzantium as a
hostage against his father's good conduct and as was traditional
for those in his position benefited from the education his more
cultured circumstances offered. This enabled him to become a master
of the military art providing him with skills and knowledge which
served him well when he took power as monarch. He was 31 years old
before he returned to his own people. At the behest of the
Byzantine Emperor Zeno. Theodoric invaded King Odoacer's Italian
kingdom fighting battles at Isonzo, Verona, Adda and Ravenna
between 488 and 493 AD. The invasion established his power base and
his influence with the emperor since Odoacer had been a troublesome
vassal ruler and the Ostrogoths now were able to occupy much needed
new territory for expansion. Allied with the Franks, Theodoric
campaigned successfully against the Vandals, but as is often the
case for those with dynastic aspirations his conquests and
political machinations did not long survive his death in 526.
Nevertheless Theodoric was a significant figure in Europe during
the final phase of the Western Roman Empire and this account will
offer much to students of the period.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
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