Theodoric

American

[thee-od-uh-rik] / θiˈɒd ə rɪk /

noun

a.d. 454?–526, king of the Ostrogoths and founder of the Ostrogothic monarchy in Italy: ruler of Italy 493–526.

Theodoric British

/ θɪˈɒdərɪk /

noun

called the Great. ?454–526 _ad , king of the Ostrogoths and founder of the Ostrogothic kingdom in Italy after his murder of Odoacer (493)

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Theodoric

“Medieval Barber Theodoric of York”: This is tough, because I’ve been watching “SNL” since I was 10 in 1977.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2024

Theodoric also rebuilt Roman infrastructure, including repairing aqueducts and city walls in his kingdom.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Marianna Sotomayor and Theodoric Meyer contributed to this report.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2022

In Tuesday's Washington Post morning political newsletter, Jacqueline Alemany and Theodoric Meyer report that Congress is grappling with whether Jordan may have immunity from a subpoena due to the Speech and Debate Clause.

From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2022

Aristotle had said that rainbows are the result of reflection, while Theodoric showed that they were the result of two refractions and two reflections within each drop of water.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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