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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ValiantKnight, post: 2314823, member: 44210&quot;]The Ostrogothic kings (except perhaps Athalaric, but his mother Amalasuntha wanted him to be &quot;Roman&quot;) looked to the early Roman imperial era and to highly regarded emperors like Augustus and Hadrian for inspiration, Theodoric especially; he sought to be the founder of a new and prosperous Italy, the protector of Roman life and culture.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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