Theoderic
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.81 (505 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1846970822 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Within four years their leader Theoderic stood over his dying predecessor sword in hand as he gasped his last words—"Where is God?". The Goth bestrode not simply Italy, but Spain, the Balkans and southern France.. There was little to suggest that 33 years later this man would have proved to be one of the greatest rulers Italy had ever had, a worthy heir to the Emperors he replaced. In 489AD a new group of barbarians entered the ravaged and shattered land of Italy. Thirteen years ago the last Roman Emperor of the West had been deposed and the Western Empire lay in ruins, a plaything for the barbarian armies that fought and rampaged across it
He has worked and travelled extensively in Southern Africa and currently lives in East Lothian. Ross Laidlaw was born in Aberdeen and educated at Cambridge University.
'Gripping take on a legend' The Daily Telegraph
A gem of a subject,underdone T. J. Miller I found this a bit disjointed. A great subject that could have been treated more expansively by the author as I thought it too short at 250 pages. The great dour Scottish writer Nigel Tranter appears positively verbose compared to this. This is a subject of great scope & I particularly like novels on the old Germanic tribes and their leaders though the. Disappointing The dramatic story of the rise to power of Germanic leader Theoderic the Great (Disappointing Selene The dramatic story of the rise to power of Germanic leader Theoderic the Great (454-526), king of the Ostrogoths, ruler of Italy, regent of the Visigoths and viceroy of the Eastern Roman Empire, should have made an exciting and stirring novel. Sadly, it never comes to life in Laidlaw's hands. It remains frustratingly flat and bogged down in detail; its. 5Disappointing Selene The dramatic story of the rise to power of Germanic leader Theoderic the Great (454-526), king of the Ostrogoths, ruler of Italy, regent of the Visigoths and viceroy of the Eastern Roman Empire, should have made an exciting and stirring novel. Sadly, it never comes to life in Laidlaw's hands. It remains frustratingly flat and bogged down in detail; its. -526), king of the Ostrogoths, ruler of Italy, regent of the Visigoths and viceroy of the Eastern Roman Empire, should have made an exciting and stirring novel. Sadly, it never comes to life in Laidlaw's hands. It remains frustratingly flat and bogged down in detail; its