Theodoric of the Ostrogoths
Theodoric the Great was the king of the Ostrogoths. Born in 454 in the Roman province of Pannonia as the son of Theodemir the Amal. He was held as a political hostage in the Roman court at Constantinople from age seven through to age seventeen. There he was educated in the roman way of life and law. Theodoric also learned that the Roman Empire could offer his people many things. After securing leadership of the Ostrogoths in 471 Theodoric was forced to defend his crown against Theodoric Strabo. With the death of Theodoric Strabo in 481, the current emperor Zeno recognised Theodoric as king of the Ostrogoths and in 483 appointed him master of the soldiers and in 484 Consul-designate. In 488 Zeno commissioned Theodoric to take his people and expel the western roman emperor Odovacar. After several years of war Theodoric was able to murder Odovacar. Theodoric then pronounced the Ostrogothic kingdom of Italy. Theodoric's rule was recognised in 497 when the eastern emperor Anastasius I sent Theodoric the royal insignia. Theodoric the Great was a successful leader. Theodoric was able to keep the balance between his Ostrogoths and the people of the Roman empire. Theodoric was able to do this through his religious understanding, ma
Theodoric also presented the idea that all men were considered fairly equal, with some exceptions. Romans traditionally were use to paying taxes, although members of the Senate had been not been required to do so. Theodoric believed that this was an unjust policy and asked for members of the senate to pay the taxes due on their lands. Goffart, Walter. Barbarians and Romans A.D. 418-584. Princeton, Princeton University Press, 1980. Theodoric continued the social programs of his predecessors in Rome. The most important of these programs was the supplying of grain to the poor in Italy, a practice which had started over five centuries earlier. Unlike many emperors money and riches were not the only consideration for Theodoric. He understood that the people must be kept happy to prevent social uprising. In his letter to Faustus Theodoric wrote:
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