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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1824951, member: 26302&quot;]As a background to some who may not know, (and I am pretty sure VK can chime in more), the ostrogoths were originally from Sweden. They settled part of Russia, but most were pushed out by the black huns. The Ostrogoths,&nbsp; (or Austrogoths), settled in modern austria/hungary as a confederate tribe to the romans. Theoderic, (the great), was raised in Constantinople as a prisoner. However, he received many roman honors and was thought of as a very&nbsp; civilized &quot;barbarian&quot;. Whe&nbsp; the germans deposed the last roman emperor, Theoderic, now leader&nbsp; of the ostrogoths, was asked to depose them. </p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe the romans thought he would give it back, or ask to be western emperor, either was Theoderic took Italy as his own. However, he respected the byzantine emperor, hence only struck gold in the sitting byzantine emperor&#039;s name. </p><p><br /></p><p>Only after a long successful reign, after Theoderic the Great passed away, did Justinian the Great consider attacking Italy and bringing it back into the empire.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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