Original: Theodoric the Great ( ; ; , Theuderikhos ; ; ; ; 454 -- August 30 , 526 ) , was king of the Ostrogoths ( 471-526 ) , ruler of Italy ( 493 -- 526 ) , and regent of the Visigoths ( 511 -- 526 ) .
Simplified: Theodoric the Great ( 454 - August 30 , 526 ) , known to the Romans as Flavius Theodoricus , was king of the Ostrogoths ( 488-526 ) , ruler of Italy ( 493-526 ) , and regent of the Visigoths ( 511-526 ) .