Alaric ( Gothic. 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 / Alareiks ), The Mighty King, lat. Halaricus ) - the leader of the Danube Suevi in the middle - second half of the 5th century.
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Biography
Little information is available about Alaric. The main source of it is the work of the Gothic historian of the middle of the VI century Jordan " On the origin and acts of the Getae " [1] [2] .
Apparently, Alarich came from a noble, “royal” family. It is believed that he took part in the last campaigns of the Hun ruler of Attila , but there is no definite information about this. Together with the leaders of other ancient Germanic tribes, after the collapse of the Hun Empire after 454, he pursued a policy of forming his own state. At this time, the Meruls maintained an alliance with the East Roman Emperor Marcian .
More definite data on Alaric dates back to the year 468, when in the work of Jordan he was already called king [3] [4] [5] . The Suevs of Alarich entered into an alliance with the king of the Danube Suevs, Hunimund and neighboring peoples, who feared the growing strength of the Ostrogoths [6] . The coalition, in addition to the Suevi of Hunimund and Alarich, included the Sarmatians (or tongues ) of the kings Babay [7] and Bevka [8] , the remains of the Skirs led by Edika [9] and his son Gunulf [10] , the rugs of King Flaccipheus [11] , gepids and other tribes. The Byzantine Emperor Leo I Mackella [2] [12] also intended to support the Ostrogoths enemies.
In 468, Alaric, participating in the anti-Gothic coalition, was defeated by the Ostrogoths in the battle of Bolia . Later, Alaric’s troops helped Odoacre , the commander of the barbarian mercenaries in the Roman army , seize power in Italy in 475, as a result of which Odoacre was even called the king.
Alarich paid great attention to strengthening his kingdom, which was more like a federation. He managed to conquer the Vev tribes of the Quads and Markoman , finally sowing in modern Moravia . Alaric's death may possibly date back to 480 years.
Notes
- ↑ Jordan . On the origin and deeds of the Getae (§ 273–282).
- ↑ 1 2 Skrzhinskaya, 1997 , p. 348-350.
- ↑ Martindale JR Alaricus 2 // Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire / AM Jones , JR Martindale. - Cambridge University Press , 1980. - Vol. II: AD 395-527. - P. 49. - ISBN 0-521-20159-4 [2001 reprint].
- ↑ Skrzhinskaya, 1997 , p. 266.
- ↑ Seeck O Alaricus 3 // Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft . - Bd. I, 1. - Stuttg. : JB Metzler, 1893. - Sp. 1291: German text
- ↑ Reinhard Wenskus. Bolia // Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde . - Berlin / New York: Walter de Gruyter, 1978. - Bd. 3. - S. 213. - ISBN 3-11-006512-6 .
- ↑ Martindale JR Babai // Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire / AM Jones , JR Martindale. - Cambridge University Press , 1980. - Vol. II: AD 395-527. - P. 207. - ISBN 0-521-20159-4 [2001 reprint].
- ↑ Martindale JR Beuca // Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire / AM Jones , JR Martindale. - Cambridge University Press , 1980. - Vol. II: AD 395-527. - P. 229. - ISBN 0-521-20159-4 [2001 reprint].
- ↑ Martindale JR Edeco // Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire / AM Jones , JR Martindale. - Cambridge University Press , 1980. - Vol. II: AD 395-527. - P. 385-386. - ISBN 0-521-20159-4 [2001 reprint].
- ↑ Martindale JR Onoulphus // Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire / AM Jones , JR Martindale. - Cambridge University Press , 1980. - Vol. II: AD 395-527. - P. 806. - ISBN 0-521-20159-4 [2001 reprint].
- ↑ Martindale JR Flaccitheus // Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire / AM Jones , JR Martindale. - Cambridge University Press , 1980. - Vol. II: AD 395-527. - P. 473. - ISBN 0-521-20159-4 [2001 reprint].
- ↑ Wolfram H. Gotha. - SPb. : Juventa , 2003 .-- S. 378-382. - ISBN 5-87399-142-1 .