This man, who was served by Cassiodorus, was memorialized in legend as Dietrich of Berne.
According to Sidonius Apollinaris, this ruler held banquets in which the only thing that was weighty was the conversation. The primary source of his reign is given by the author of Variae and Chronicon, who served as this ruler's secretary. This man's illegitimate daughter by a Moesian prostitute, Arevagni, married Sigismund of Burgundy as part of an alliance with the Burgundians. He assisted his allies in putting down Leonitus's revolt and came to power after putting down a fellow clansman surnamed Strabo. Procopius's Secret History suggests that Justinian had his daughter Amalasuntha murdered in a bathtub after she succeeded this ruler. This man, who was served by Cassiodorus, was memorialized in legend as Dietrich of Berne. At the behest of Emperor Zeno, he assassinated Odoacer to become ruler of Italy. For 10 points, identify this powerful king of the Ostrogoths, sometimes given the title "the Great."
According to Sidonius Apollinaris, this ruler held banquets in which the only thing that was weighty was the conversation.
Theodoric the Great [or Dietrich of Berne before mention]