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    S4 E4 Ostrogothic Kingdom: Theodahad

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    Theodahad the Forgotten, of House Amali, King of Italy and the Ostrogoths

    Theodahad's rule wasn’t off to the best start. His co-ruler Amalasuntha was mysteriously strangled to death in her bath house under house arrest, which gave the vulture Emperor Justinian his needed excuse to invade the Ostrogothic Kingdom. Hear how Theodahad respond to an invasion by the most powerful military in 6th century Europe.