Theoderic the Great (Þiudareiks; Flāvius Theodericus; Θευδέριχος, Theuderikhos; Þēodrīc; Þjōðrēkr, Þīðrēkr; 454 – August 30, 526), often referred to as Theodoric, was king of the Germanic Ostrogoths (475–526), ruler of Italy (493–526), regent of the Visigoths (511–526), and a patricius of the Eastern Roman Empire. Hi...