East of the city center, the early sixth-century church of Sant'?­Apollinare Nuovo was built by the Christianized Ostrogoth king Theodoric.
The famed Ostrogoth king, Theodoric, rejected Christianity his entire life. 
mnli hypothesis: The famed Ostrogoth king, Theodoric, rejected Christianity his entire life.  premise: East of the city center, the early sixth-century church of Sant'?­Apollinare Nuovo was built by the Christianized Ostrogoth king Theodoric.