Theodoric the Great

king of the Germanic Ostrogoths and ruler of Italy (493–526)

Amalasuintha (495 – 30 April 535) was a ruler of the Ostrogothic Kingdom from 526 to 535. Initially serving as regent for her son Athalaric, she became queen regnant after his premature death. Highly educated, Amalasuintha was praised by both Cassiodorus and Procopius for her wisdom and her ability to speak three languages (Greek, Gothic, and Latin). Her status as an independent female monarch, and obvious affinity for Roman culture, caused discontent among the Gothic nobles in her court, and she was deposed and killed after six months of sole rule. Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I used her d

6th-century Gothic bible manuscript

church building in Ravenna, Italy

mausoleum

Audofleda ( – ), was a Gothic queen of the Ostrogothic Kingdom by marriage to Theoderic the Great.

literary work

mythical character inspired by Theoderic the Great

489 battle

thumb|right|Coin featuring Alaric II Theodegotha (5th century – 502) was a Visigoth queen consort by marriage to king Alaric II (494–507). She was the daughter of Theodoric the Great.

statute

Ostrogotho ( 480 – before 516) was the daughter of the Ostrogothic king Theodoric the Great, and the wife of the Burgundian king Sigismund.

490-493 siege warfare between Ostrogoths and Herules Odoacer

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490 battle

heroic literary traditions of the Germanic-speaking peoples

thumb|upright=1.5|Wolfdietrich attacking the dragons. From Heidelberg, Universitätsbiblothek, Cpg 365, folios 1v and 2r.