Theodoric the Goth

About this film

LibriVox recording of Theodoric the Goth by Thomas Hodgkin. Read in English by Patrick Eaton. Theodoric the Great (~454-526) was king of the Ostrogoths during the time of the terminal decline of the Western Roman Empire. After wandering with his people through the Balkans, at times allied with the Eastern Empire, and at others, its enemy, he was invited by the Emperor Zeno to invade and conquer Italy on behalf of the Empire. He defeated the Germanic king Odovacar, who had himself deposed the last Emperor of the West, and established the Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy. He became known as "King of the Goths and Romans in Italy", ruling according to the principle of civilitas. His reign was a time of stability and prosperity. (Summary by Patrick Eaton) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B Audiobook 00-12 (162MB) Download M4B Audiobook 13-21 (156MB)

Directors & creators

Thomas Hodgkin

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks; rome; goths; ostrogoths; barbarians; history;

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