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Vithimiris

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196:, Wiley-Blackwell 1999, pp. 62-63: "It seems reasonably certain that Balamber never existed: the Goths invented him in order to explain who it was that conquered them." 99:) and only in the third battle, he managed to kill him. However, there are doubts about the very existence of Balamber or any other Hunnic king at that time. 79:, the only other author to mention Ermanaric. However, Jordanes does not know Vithimiris; he narrates that after Ermanaric's death, a relative of his, 316: 321: 306: 135:, Wiley-Blackwell 1996, p. 98-101 (Heather calls Vithimiris "Vithimer", without explaining this form of name). 167:, Cambridge 2007, p. 126 (Kulikowski chose to use the form "Vithimir", without stating reasons for doing so). 311: 231: 215: 31: 54:), he died in battle. It is then assumed that he most probably ruled in 376, possibly also in 375. 160: 26:, ruling for some unspecified time in the area of present-day southern Ukraine. He succeeded to 64:
His son Viderichus was too young at that time to rule, so the actual reign was in the hands of
34:, the only known source on him, states that after Ermanaric's death he tried to resist the 221: 189: 144: 58: 300: 128: 209: 80: 42:, with the help of other Huns hired as mercenaries. He did so "for some time" ( 23: 259: 27: 277: 90: 76: 65: 281: 69: 35: 72:, his subordinate commanders, as Michael Kulikowski labels them. 39: 89:) and then he had to face the Huns in battle. The Hunnic king 83:
by name, accepted the reign. He ruled barely for a year (
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There is also a parallel story of these events, told by
61:, Vithimiris was "certainly not" the son of Ermanaric. 165:
Rome´s Gothic Wars: from the third century to Alaric
8: 94: 84: 49: 43: 30:, meaning that he probably reigned in 376. 241: 48:), but eventually, "after many defeats" ( 108: 7: 216:The book 31 of Ammianus Marcellinus 210:The book 31 of Ammianus Marcellinus 14: 93:waged a long war on Vinitharius ( 317:4th-century monarchs in Europe 1: 269: 232:The relevant passages in the 222:The relevant passages in the 151:, Beck, München 2001, p. 253. 38:, who were allied with the 338: 322:4th-century Gothic people 274: 264: 256: 251: 244: 16:Greuthungi (Gothic) king 266:King of the Greuthungi 95: 85: 50: 44: 115:Ammianus Macellinus, 32:Ammianus Marcellinus 161:Michael Kulikowski 51:post multas clades 22:was a king of the 295: 294: 291: 275:Succeeded by 329: 285: 271: 257:Preceded by 242: 197: 187: 181: 174: 168: 158: 152: 142: 136: 126: 120: 113: 98: 88: 53: 47: 337: 336: 332: 331: 330: 328: 327: 326: 307:Gothic warriors 297: 296: 284: 268: 262: 247: 206: 201: 200: 188: 184: 175: 171: 159: 155: 143: 139: 127: 123: 114: 110: 105: 86:vix anni spatio 17: 12: 11: 5: 335: 333: 325: 324: 319: 314: 309: 299: 298: 293: 292: 276: 273: 263: 258: 254: 253: 252:Regnal titles 249: 248: 245: 240: 239: 229: 219: 213: 205: 204:External links 202: 199: 198: 190:E. A. Thompson 182: 169: 153: 145:Herwig Wolfram 137: 121: 107: 106: 104: 101: 96:diuque certati 59:Herwig Wolfram 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 334: 323: 320: 318: 315: 313: 310: 308: 305: 304: 302: 290: 289: 283: 279: 267: 261: 255: 250: 243: 237: 235: 230: 227: 225: 220: 217: 214: 211: 208: 207: 203: 195: 191: 186: 183: 179: 173: 170: 166: 162: 157: 154: 150: 146: 141: 138: 134: 130: 129:Peter Heather 125: 122: 118: 112: 109: 102: 100: 97: 92: 87: 82: 78: 73: 71: 67: 62: 60: 57:According to 55: 52: 46: 45:aliquantisper 41: 37: 33: 29: 25: 21: 312:Gothic kings 287: 286: 265: 238:(in English) 233: 223: 218:(in English) 193: 185: 177: 172: 164: 156: 148: 140: 132: 124: 116: 111: 74: 63: 56: 19: 18: 236:of Jordanes 226:of Jordanes 81:Vinitharius 301:Categories 288:as regents 246:Vithimiris 228:(in Latin) 212:(in Latin) 176:Jordanes, 117:Res gestae 103:References 24:Greuthungi 20:Vithimiris 260:Ermanaric 149:Die Goten 133:The Goths 119:31, 3, 3. 28:Ermanaric 278:Alatheus 194:The Huns 180:246-249. 91:Balamber 77:Jordanes 66:Alatheus 282:Saphrax 70:Saphrax 234:Getica 224:Getica 178:Getica 36:Alani 280:and 272:375 68:and 40:Huns 303:: 270:c. 192:, 163:, 147:, 131:,

Index

Greuthungi
Ermanaric
Ammianus Marcellinus
Alani
Huns
Herwig Wolfram
Alatheus
Saphrax
Jordanes
Vinitharius
Balamber
Peter Heather
Herwig Wolfram
Michael Kulikowski
E. A. Thompson
The book 31 of Ammianus Marcellinus
The book 31 of Ammianus Marcellinus
The relevant passages in the Getica of Jordanes
The relevant passages in the Getica of Jordanes
Ermanaric
Alatheus
Saphrax
Categories
Gothic warriors
Gothic kings
4th-century monarchs in Europe
4th-century Gothic people

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