THEODORIC

(c. 455-526), king of’ the Ostrogoths; ed. at Byzantine court, | but returned when about eighteen to Pannonia and commenced series of semi mythical victories; perhaps at emperor’s invitation invaded Italy to displace Odoacer, 488; conquered Italy except Ravenna, 489; took Ravenna and slew’ Odoacer, 493; established Ostrogothic kingdom; long, peaceful reign of great benefit to Italy; executed Symmachus and Boethius. place, Taurida, Ru ia; large export trade in grain; founded by a colony from Miletus; in Middle Ages became chief port on Black Sea; taken by Tw 1475. Pop. 29,000. THEODOSIUS I., ‘THE GREAT’ Theodosius (d. 376), general in Britain; became joint-emperor with Gratian, 379, receiving eastern division; subdued Goths, 382; defeated rebel Maximus at Aquileia, 388, and confirmed Valen-. tinian II. as Western emperor; defeated Arbogast and Eugenius, 394; f. of Emperors Honor i us and Arcadius. 408; met encroachments of Huns weakly. goons III. seized Eastern empire, 16-17. treatise on pure geometry of of a sphere, probably derived from ilar work of LV. cent. B.C.