King of the Germanic Ostrogoths and ruler of Italy (493–526). Theodoric the Great was born on 12 May 454 CE in what is now Austria. Theodoric the Great is remembered as a monarch and sovereign, a citizen of the Ostrogothic Kingdom and the Western Roman Empire. Positions held included Monarch of Italy and patrician.
Before and after
- 450 CEBirth of Hormisdas
- c. 450 CEEruption of Ilopango
- 451 CEAetius and Theodoric stop Attila at the Catalaunian Plains
- 1 November 451 CECouncil of Chalcedon
- 12 May 454 CEBirth of Theodoric the Great
- c. 455 CEOrigins of Tbilisi
- from 2 June 455 CE to 16 June 455 CEThe Vandals sack Rome
- 476 CEBirth of Aryabhata
- from 476 CE to 1492Middle Ages
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