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Headword:
*)atala/rixos
Adler number: alpha,4311
Translated headword: Atalarichos, Atalarichus, Atalaric, Athalaric
Vetting Status: high
Translation: The son of Amalasountha; king of the Goths.
Greek Original:*)atala/rixos, ui(o\s me\n *)amalasou/nqhs, basileu\s de\ tw=n *go/tqwn.
Notes:
Athalaric (516 (or 518) - 534), king of the Ostrogoths 526-534; cf. PLRE II s.v. Athalaricus. He is probably known best for the edict he issued in 533 which ordained that the pope be recognized as head of all bishops in the world.
For his mother Amalasountha, and in general, see already
alpha 1475.
Reference:
J.R. Martindale, The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, vol. II, (Cambridge 1980)
Keywords: biography; Christianity; geography; history; religion; women
Translated by: Jennifer Benedict on 20 March 2002@21:21:19.
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