Editing Goths (section)

====Ostrogoths====
The [[Mausoleum of Theodoric]] ([[Italian language|Italian]]: ''Mausoleo di Teodorico'') is an ancient monument just outside [[Ravenna]], [[Italy]]. It was built in 520 AD by [[Theodoric the Great]], an Ostrogoth, as his future tomb.

The current structure of the [[mausoleum]] is divided into two [[decagon]]al orders, one above the other; both are made of [[Istria]] stone. Its roof is a single 230-tonne [[Istrian stone]], 10 meters in diameter. Possibly as a reference to the Goths' tradition of an origin in Scandinavia, the architect decorated the [[frieze]] with a pattern found in 5th- and 6th-century Scandinavian metal adornments.{{sfn|Näsman|2008|p=31}}{{sfn|Stenroth|2015|p=142}} A niche leads down to a room that was probably a chapel for funeral [[Liturgy|liturgies]]; a stair leads to the upper floor. Located in the centre of the floor is a circular [[Porphyry (geology)|porphyry]] stone grave, in which Theodoric was buried. His remains were removed during [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] rule, when the mausoleum was turned into a [[Christianity|Christian]] [[Oratory (worship)|oratory]]. In the late 19th century, silting from a nearby rivulet that had partly submerged the mausoleum was drained and excavated.

The [[Palace of Theodoric]], also in Ravenna, has a symmetrical composition with arches and monolithic marble columns, reused from previous Roman buildings. With capitals of different shapes and sizes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ostrogodos y Visigodos en Italia y Francia |trans-title=Ostrogoths and Visigoths in Italy and France |url=http://editorial.dca.ulpgc.es/estructuras/construccion/1_historia/16_visigoda/c162.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194712/http://editorial.dca.ulpgc.es/estructuras/construccion/1_historia/16_visigoda/c162.htm |archive-date=29 October 2013 |website=Editorial.dca |language=es}}</ref> The Ostrogoths restored Roman buildings, some of which have come down to us thanks to them.