Theodoric the Goth


Read by Patrick Eaton

(4.4 stars; 8 reviews)

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. ( Patrick Eaton) (11 hr 36 min)

Chapters

Preface 4:31 Read by Patrick Eaton
Introduction 7:39 Read by Patrick Eaton
Chapter 1: Theodoric's Ancestors 16:24 Read by Patrick Eaton
Chapter 2: The Might of Attila 20:19 Read by Patrick Eaton
Chapter 3: Theodoric's Boyhood 24:58 Read by Patrick Eaton
Chapter 4: The Southward Migration 18:10 Read by Patrick Eaton
Chapter 5: Storm and Stress 49:38 Read by Patrick Eaton
Chapter 6: Italy under Odovacar 23:47 Read by Patrick Eaton
Chapter 7: The Conquest of Italy 27:27 Read by Patrick Eaton
Chapter 8: Civilitas 32:54 Read by Patrick Eaton
Chapter 9: Roman Officials - Cassiodorus 41:34 Read by Patrick Eaton
Chapter 10: The Arian League 51:14 Read by Patrick Eaton
Chapter 11: Anastasius 36:20 Read by Patrick Eaton
Chapter 12: Rome and Ravenna 43:53 Read by Patrick Eaton
Chapter 13: Boethius 42:30 Read by Patrick Eaton
Chapter 14: Theodoric's Tomb 17:23 Read by Patrick Eaton
Chapter 15: Amalasuentha 42:12 Read by Patrick Eaton
Chapter 16: Belisarius 42:15 Read by Patrick Eaton
Chapter 17: Totila 32:09 Read by Patrick Eaton
Chapter 18: Narses 16:49 Read by Patrick Eaton
Chapter 19: The Theodoric of Saga Part 1 54:00 Read by Patrick Eaton
Chapter 19: The Theodoric of Saga Part 2 50:27 Read by Patrick Eaton

Reviews

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(5 stars)

Hodgkin is the (Anglophone) master of the Migration Period, a titanic tectonic clash of Germanic and Roman worlds. You can still feel the aftershocks. Theodoric is the highlight of this mixed up mess. A brutish illiterate Germanic warlord who, for a generation, restored peace and prosperity to a long-battered Italy in the early Sixth Century. How?