Theoderic the Great
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Theoderic the Great was the Ostrogothic king who ruled Italy in the late 5th and early 6th centuries, renowned for preserving Roman administrative structures while leading a Germanic kingdom.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Theodoric the Great | 23 |
| Theoderic the Great canonical | 9 |
| King of the Ostrogoths | 5 |
| Theodoric | 2 |
| Flavius Theodericus | 1 |
| Theoderic the Amal | 1 |
| Theoderich der Große | 1 |
| Theodericus Magnus | 1 |
| Theodoric the Amal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1703267 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Theoderic the Great Context triple: [Zeno, contemporaryWith, Theoderic the Great]
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Odoacer
Odoacer was a Germanic chieftain and military leader who overthrew the last Western Roman emperor in 476 AD, effectively ending the Western Roman Empire and ruling Italy as its first barbarian king.
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B.
Ricimer
Ricimer was a powerful 5th-century Germanic general and kingmaker who dominated Western Roman politics by installing and deposing emperors while never claiming the imperial title himself.
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C.
Genseric
Genseric was the powerful Vandal king who ruled North Africa in the 5th century and became infamous for leading the Vandals in the plundering of Rome in 455.
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D.
Narses
Narses was a prominent 6th-century Byzantine general and eunuch who played a key role in Emperor Justinian I’s campaigns, including the reconquest of Italy.
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E.
Avitus
Avitus was a short-reigned 5th-century Western Roman emperor whose rule was marked by political instability and the empire’s accelerating decline.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Theoderic the Great Target entity description: Theoderic the Great was the Ostrogothic king who ruled Italy in the late 5th and early 6th centuries, renowned for preserving Roman administrative structures while leading a Germanic kingdom.
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A.
Odoacer
Odoacer was a Germanic chieftain and military leader who overthrew the last Western Roman emperor in 476 AD, effectively ending the Western Roman Empire and ruling Italy as its first barbarian king.
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B.
Ricimer
Ricimer was a powerful 5th-century Germanic general and kingmaker who dominated Western Roman politics by installing and deposing emperors while never claiming the imperial title himself.
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C.
Genseric
Genseric was the powerful Vandal king who ruled North Africa in the 5th century and became infamous for leading the Vandals in the plundering of Rome in 455.
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D.
Narses
Narses was a prominent 6th-century Byzantine general and eunuch who played a key role in Emperor Justinian I’s campaigns, including the reconquest of Italy.
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E.
Avitus
Avitus was a short-reigned 5th-century Western Roman emperor whose rule was marked by political instability and the empire’s accelerating decline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arian Christian
ⓘ
Ostrogothic king ⓘ king ⓘ late antiquity ruler ⓘ ruler of Italy ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Visigothic Kingdom through marriage alliances ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Theoderic the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
Theoderich der Große
Theoderic the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Theodericus Magnus
Theoderic the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Theodoric the Great
|
| appointedBy | Eastern Roman emperor Zeno ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Pannonia
ⓘ
territory of the Ostrogoths in the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ |
| birthYear | c. 454 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mausoleum of Theoderic in Ravenna ⓘ |
| capital | Ravenna ⓘ |
| child |
Athalaric
ⓘ
surface form:
Amalasuntha
|
| commissioned |
Arian Baptistery in Ravenna
ⓘ
Basilica of Sant’Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna ⓘ Mausoleum of Theoderic ⓘ
surface form:
Mausoleum of Theoderic in Ravenna
|
| contemporaryOf |
Anastasius I
ⓘ
surface form:
Anastasius I Dicorus
Boethius ⓘ Cassiodorus ⓘ Clovis ⓘ
surface form:
Clovis I
|
| culture | Germanic ⓘ |
| deathDate | 30 August 526 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Ostrogothic Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy
Ravenna ⓘ |
| deathYear | 526 ⓘ |
| defeated | Odoacer ⓘ |
| dynasty | Amal dynasty ⓘ |
| employed |
Boethius as magister officiorum
ⓘ
Cassiodorus ⓘ
surface form:
Cassiodorus as high official
Roman aristocracy in administration ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Ostrogoth ⓘ |
| father | Theodemir ⓘ |
| fullName |
Theoderic the Great
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Flavius Theodericus
Theoderic the Great self-link ⓘ |
| imprisoned | Boethius ⓘ |
| influenced | transition from Roman Empire to Germanic kingdoms in the West ⓘ |
| killed | Odoacer ⓘ |
| knownFor |
building program in Ravenna
ⓘ
preserving Roman administrative structures in Italy ⓘ religious tolerance toward Catholics and Arians early in his reign ⓘ ruling a Germanic kingdom with Roman institutions ⓘ |
| languageContext | Latin-speaking administration ⓘ |
| maintained |
Roman Senate
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Senate in Italy
Roman legal system in Italy ⓘ Roman tax administration in Italy ⓘ |
| married | Audofleda ⓘ |
| militaryActivity | campaigned in the Balkans ⓘ |
| mother | Ereleuva ⓘ |
| orderedExecutionOf | Boethius ⓘ |
| predecessor | Odoacer ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 526 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 493 ⓘ |
| religion | Arianism ⓘ |
| ruled |
Kingdom of Italy
ⓘ
Ostrogothic Kingdom ⓘ |
| sentTo | Italy by Emperor Zeno to depose Odoacer ⓘ |
| spouse | Audofleda ⓘ |
| successor | Athalaric ⓘ |
| title |
King of Italy
ⓘ
Theoderic the Great self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
King of the Ostrogoths
Magister militum ⓘ Patricius of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Theoderic the Great Description of subject: Theoderic the Great was the Ostrogothic king who ruled Italy in the late 5th and early 6th centuries, renowned for preserving Roman administrative structures while leading a Germanic kingdom.
Referenced by (44)
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