Theodoric the Great, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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King of the Germanic Ostrogoths and ruler of Italy
Date of Birth: 12-May-0454
Place of Birth: Pannonia
Date of Death: 30-Aug-0526
Profession: tribal chief, sovereign
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Theodoric the Great
- Theodoric the Great (454 – 30 August 526), also spelled Theoderic or called Theodoric the Amal (; Latin: Flavius Theodoricus, Greek: Te?d??????, Theuderikhos), was king of the Ostrogoths (471–526), and ruler of the independent Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy between 493–526, regent of the Visigoths (511–526), and a patrician of the Roman Empire.
- As ruler of the combined Gothic realms, Theodoric controlled an empire stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Adriatic Sea.
- He kept good relations between Ostrogoths and Romans, maintained a Roman legal administration and oversaw a flourishing scholarly culture as well as overseeing a significant building program across Italy.
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