In 488 Zeno sent Theodoric and his entire Ostrogothic people — men, women, and children — into Italy to displace Odoacer and rule in the emperor's name. This solved two problems at once: the Ostrogoths got fertile land of their own and Zeno was rid of them, while Odoacer was punished without the loss of a single Byzantine soldier. After five years of fighting, Theodoric tricked Odoacer into a joint-rule arrangement and then murdered him at a banquet.
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In 488 Zeno sent Theodoric and his entire Ostrogothic people — men, women, and children — into Italy to displace Odoacer and rule in the emperor's name. This solved two problems at once: the Ostrogoths got fertile land of their own and Zeno was rid of them, while Odoacer was punished without the loss of a single Byzantine soldier. After five years of fighting, Theodoric tricked Odoacer into a joint-rule arrangement and then murdered him at a banquet.
“Theodoric's reign had begun in warfare and blood, but he was to rule both wisely and”
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