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  Amalasuntha - LoveToKnow 1911
AMALASUNTHA or Amalasuentha, queen of the Ostrogoths (d.
Amalasuntha, now queen, with a view of strengthening her position, made her cousin Theodahad partner of her throne (not, as sometimes stated, her husband, for his wife was still living).
He fostered the disaffection of the Goths, and either by his orders or with his permission, Amalasuntha was imprisoned on an island in the Tuscan lake of Bolsena, where in the spring of 535 she was murdered in her bath.
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 Amalasuntha - Encyclopedia.com
In 535 the Ostrogoths revolted; Amalasuntha was exiled and later murdered by order of her husband.
Justinian used her murder as his pretext for attacking and reconquering Italy.
problem of poor Arthur Wyant, Nona, Jim, Lita Wyant, the Mahatma, the tiresome Grant Lindons, the perennial and inevitable Amalasuntha, for whom the house was being illuminated tonight--all were strands woven into the very pile of carpet he trod on his way...
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 Amalasuntha: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
In 535 the Ostrogoths revolted; Amalasuntha was exiled and later murdered by order of her husband.
The truth behind the events that brought Amalasuntha to a violent end is difficult to discover, for her story is told by a...
After Theodorics death (526), the murder (535) of the Gothic queen, Amalasuntha, was followed by the reconquest of Italy by Emperor Justinian I of the East and his generals, Belisarius and Narses...
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 Ancient Roman Women 4 - Crystalinks
Amalasuntha was the daughter of Theoderic, perhaps the most famous of the Ostrogothic kings in Italy.
Amalasuntha had appointed three learned and civilized Gothic tutors to ensure that Athalaric received a classical Roman education in law, rhetoric, and the humanities.
Soon, Amalasuntha discovered a plot by some of the noblemen to do away with her and she had the men executed.
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 Athalaric - LoveToKnow 1911
ATHALARIC (516-534), king of the Ostrogoths, grandson of Theodoric, became king of the Ostrogoths in Italy on his grandfather's death (526).
As he was only ten years old, the regency was assumed by his mother Amalasuntha.
The murmurs of the Gothic nobles procured for their young sovereign too early emancipation from the schoolroom.
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 J. B. Bury: History of the Later Roman Empire • Vol. II Chap. XVIII
Amalasuntha feigned to be persuaded by arguments with which she profoundly disagreed.
Amalasuntha had one near relative in Italy, her cousin Theodahad, the son of Amalafrida, queen of the Vandals, by a first marriage.
The conclusion that she did intervene and that Peter, acting by her orders, promoted the murder of Amalasuntha by hints and indirections, while he was ostensibly, in obedience to Justinian, acting in the interests of the queen, seems to be warranted by the evidence considered as a whole.
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 Amalasuntha or Amalasuentha Amalaswintha queen of the Ostrogoths Ostrogoths d...
Amalasuntha or Amalasuentha Amalaswintha queen of the Ostrogoths Ostrogoths d...
Now queen, Amalasuntha made her cousin Theodahad Theodahad partner of her throne (not, as sometimes stated, her husband, for his wife was still living), with the intent of strengthening her position.
The letters of Cassiodorus Cassiodorus, chief minister and literary adviser of Amalasuntha, and the histories of Procopius Procopius and Jordanes Jordanes, give us our chief information as to the character of Amalasuntha.
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 Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century A.D., with an Account of the Principal ...
By his influence the Goths were kept in subjection to the new rule, notwithstanding the Roman proclivities of Amalasuntha as displayed in the education of the young prince.
The threatened danger of an invasion by Justinian was likewise averted by the ready aid of his purse and pen (Procop.
He was then praetorian prefect and continued to serve under Theodatus after the untimely death of Athalaric and the treacherous murder of Amalasuntha.
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 The Biography Channel - Biography Result
The nephew of King Theodoric, he was invited to share the throne with his cousin, Amalasuntha (543), on the death of her son Athalaric.
He took the title of king, but Amalasuntha opposed the Ostrogoth nationalist faction and continued to rule as before.
Theodahad had her exiled to an island in L Bolsena near Orvieto, where she was later strangled.
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 Tchatting.com Forums
A daughter of Ostrogothic king Theodoric the Great, she secretly married a slave named Traguilla.
Her son's death in 534 made little change in the posture of affairs.
Now queen, Amalasuntha made her cousin Theodahad partner of her throne (not, as sometimes stated, her husband, for his wife was still living), with the intent of strengthening her position.
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 Freeman & Sear -
Theodahad was the cousin of Amalasuntha, daughter of Theodoric the Great (AD 471-526), whose long reign had brought about a final flowering classical civilization in Italy before the onset of the Dark Ages.
Amalasuntha inherited the Gothic kingdom as regent for her young son Athalric, but her pro-Byzantine policies angered the Ostragothic nobility and they forced her to make Theodahad co-ruler in AD 534.
When Amalasuntha continued her secret contacts with the East Roman Emperor Justinian, Theodahad had her arrested, imprisoned, and eventually murdered.
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 Amalasuntha
Amalasuntha ruled the Ostrogothic kingdom in the place of her infant son at the death of her father, King Theodoric the Great.
After marrying a slave named Traguilla, her mother convinced her to divorce him and marry a noble, Eutharic.
Amalasuntha was killed for many tyranical deeds she commited by Theudat, King of Tuscany.
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 ROCKLAND SACHSEN-ANHALT - Alles was rockt im Radio!
Nachfolger wurde Theoderichs Enkel Athalarich, der allerdings noch minderjährig war und unter der Regentschaft seiner Mutter Amalasuntha stand.
Diese Rivalität eskalierte 535, als Theodahad Amalasuntha einsperren und am 30.
Seine Legitimität sicherte sich der vormalige königliche Leibwächter durch die Heirat von Matasuentha, die als Tochter der Amalasuntha dem amalischen Königshaus entstammte.
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 6Th Century A.D.: The People's Chronology
Equally fluent in Greek, Latin, and the language of her Gothic ancestors, Amalasuntha is a handsome, intelligent woman of great culture and strong will.
Amalasuntha makes her subjects—Romans as well as Goths—swear allegiance to young Atalaric and uses her power to rid her realm of dishonest government functionaries.
His mother, Amalasuntha, proposes to her cousin Theodahad, the kingdom's largest landowner and her father's last male heir, that he share the throne with her but "swear an awful oath" that he will be king in name only.
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 Frankish Queens
When she grew up Amalasuntha soon showed what little sense she had, for, ignoring the advice of her mother, she took as lover one of her own slaves called Traguilla and eloped with him to a neighboring city, where she thought she would be free to do as she liked.
Amalasuntha popped some poison into the chalice from which her mother was to drink next.
When he heard of the deeds of this meretricious woman, who had murdered her own mother for the sake of a slave who had been her lover, Theudat had a hot steam-bath prepared and ordered her to be shut up inside it with one of her maids.
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 Amalasuntha Enzyklopädie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Für den nach ihr benannten Asteroiden siehe Amalasuntha (Asteroid).
Dass Amalasuntha zudem ihren Sohn umfassend und in römischer Tradition - die sich stark von der Gedankenwelt des gotischen Adels und Volkes unterschied - ausbilden ließ, sorgte für zusätzliche Spannungen im Verhältnis zum gotischen Adel.
In der Antike kursierte das Gerücht, Kaiserin Theodora habe ihren Gesandten Petrus Patricius heimlich dafür Sorge tragen lassen, dass die gestürzte Königin beseitigt werde, doch ist der Wahrheitsgehalt dieses Vorwurfs schwer einzuschätzen.
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 Pope St. Felix IV
He was consecrated Bishop of Rome 12 July, 526, and took advantage of the favor he enjoyed at the court of Theodoric to further the interests of the Roman Church, discharging the duties of his office in a most worthy manner.
On 30 August, 526, Theodoric died, and, his grandson Athalaric being a minor, the government was conducted by Athalaric's mother Amalasuntha, daughter of Theodoric and favorably disposed towards the Catholics.
Hist.: Auctores antiquiss.", XII, 255) The pope received as a gift from Amalasuntha two ancient edifices in the Roman Forem, the Temple of Romulus, son of the Emperor Maxentius, and the adjoining Templum sacroe urbis, the Roman land registry office.
www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/f/felix_iv,pope_saint.html   (572 words)

  
 AMALASUNTHA - Online Information article about AMALASUNTHA
Amalasuntha, now queen, with a view of strengthening her position, made her See also:
He fostered the disaffection of the Goths, and either by his orders or with his permission, Amalasuntha was imprisoned on an See also:
minister and literary adviser of Amalasuntha, and the histories of See also:
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 Last Roman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Athalaric was only ten years old when he became the ruler of the Ostrogoths.
536-540 -- reign of Witiges, husband of Amalasuntha's daughter Mathesuentha and King of the Ostrogoths.
He had his predecessor, Theodahad, killed after the death of Amalasuntha.
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 Amalasuntha - infos.aus-germanien.de
Amalasuntha (auch Amalasuentha, Amalaswintha, Amalasuintha) († 535 auf einer Insel im See von Bolsena, Toskana, Italien) war eine ostgotische Königin.
Die Tochter des ostgotischen Königs Theoderich der Große wurde 1515 mit Eutharich verheiratet, einem Westgoten aus Spanien, der seine Blutslinie bis zu Ermanarich zurückverfolgen konnte.
Er förderte die Unzufriedenheit der Goten und schließlich wurde, entweder auf seinen Befehl hin oder mit seiner Zustimmung, Amalasuntha auf einer Insel des Sees von Bolsena (Lago di Bolsena) in der Toskana eingesperrt, wo sie im Frühjahr 535 in ihrem Bad ermordet wurde.
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 AMALASUNTHA - Encyclopedia Britannica - AMALASUNTHA - JCSM's Study Center
AMALASUNTHA - Encyclopedia Britannica - AMALASUNTHA - JCSM's Study Center
Amalasuntha, now queen, with a view of strengthening her position, made her
He fostered the disaffection of the Goths, and either by his orders or with his permission, Amalasuntha was imprisoned on an
www.jcsm.org /StudyCenter/Encyclopedia_Britannica/ALM_ANC/AMALASUNTHA.html   (418 words)

  
 Biologie - Amalasuntha   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Wenn Sie am Artikel Amalasuntha etwas ÄNDERN oder HINZUFÜGEN möchten, so können sie das HIER tun.
Den Großteil der überlieferten Informationen zur Person von Amalasuntha liefern die Briefe von Cassiodorus, Oberminister und literarischer Berater Amalasunthas, und die historischen Berichte von Prokopios von Caesarea und Jordanes.
Ausgewählte PRODUKTE zum Thema Amalasuntha finden Sie HIER.
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Theodahad had not intended to inherit the kingdom, instead being content ruling over a fief that extended over much of Etruria, and indulging in a love for the arts and learning of the fading Classical world.
But Amalasuntha, Theodoric's daughter and the senior member of the dynasty, was unable to rule in her own right and required her cousin at her side.
The queen had protected Byzantine rights in Italy, and her deposition provided Justinian with the perfect pretext for undertaking the re-conquest of the peninsula.
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 ✓ Amalasuntha - Rheumatologischeszentrum.de - Rheumatologischeszentrum
Amalasuntha (auch Amalasuentha, Amalaswintha, Amalasuintha) († 535 auf einer Insel im See von Bolsena, Latium -nah Toskana-, Italien) war eine ostgotische Königin.
Er förderte die Unzufriedenheit der Goten und schließlich wurde, entweder auf seinen Befehl hin oder mit seiner Zustimmung, Amalasuntha auf einer Insel des Sees von Bolsena (Lago di Bolsena) in der Latium eingesperrt, wo sie im Frühjahr 535 in ihrem Bad ermordet wurde.
Die Briefe von Cassiodorus, Oberminister und literarischer Berater Amalasunthas und die historischen Berichte von Prokopios von Caesarea und Jordanes liefern uns die Hauptinformationen zur Person von Amalasuntha.
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 Amalasuntha - Suchergebnis zu Amalasuntha - Definition zu Amalasuntha - Deutsches Bedeutungswörterbuch - ...
Amalasuntha - Suchergebnis zu Amalasuntha - Definition zu Amalasuntha - Deutsches Bedeutungswörterbuch - www.bedeutungswoerterbuch.de
Den Großteil der überlieferten Informationen zur Person von Amalasuntha liefern Briefe von Cassiodor, Oberminister und literarischer Berater Amalasunthas, und die historischen Berichte von Prokopios von Caesarea und Prokopios von Caesarea und Jordanes.
Dort findet sich neben einer Übersicht der Autoren die Möglichkeit, den Original-Text des Artikels Amalasuntha zu editieren.
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Lindon had merely said it was "all too painful"--and had ended, surprisingly: "Dexter himself has specially asked us not to say anything." The implication was: "If you want to find out, go to him!"--when of course Fanny knew well enough that lawyers' and doctors' wives are the last people to get at their clients' secrets.
Her theory is that Lita will fall madly in love with Michelangelo as soon as she lays eyes on him--and that when they've had one dance together she'll be lost.
And Amalasuntha, for that reason--though she daren't tell you so--thinks it might really be cheaper in the end to pay Michelangelo's debts than to import him.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pope Felix IV
minor, the government was conducted by Athalaric's mother Amalasuntha, daughter of Theodoric and favorably disposed towards the Catholics.
To the new ruler the Roman clergy addressed a complaint on the usurpation of their
Temple of Romulus, son of the Emperor Maxentius, and the adjoining Templum sacroe urbis, the Roman land registry office.
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