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Athanaric
Sign in to saveAthanaric or Atanaric (; died 381) was king of several branches of the Thervingian Goths () for at least two decades in the 4th century. Throughout his reign, Athanaric was faced with invasions by the Roman Empire, the Huns and a civil war with Christian rebels. He is considered the first king of the Visigoths, who later settled in Iberia, where they founded the Visigothic Kingdom.
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Athanaric was a male sovereign and traditional leader or chief belonging to the Balti dynasty. Born in 318, he was the son of Aoric and the brother of Rothesteus. His children included Alaric I, Ataulf, and Wallia. He died in Constantinople, with recorded dates of death listed as January 11, 381, January 25, 381, and March 25, 381.
His life and role have been described in sources such as Pauly–Wissowa, the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, and the 11th edition of Encyclopædia Britannica. Athanaric is referenced by 174 other encyclopedia articles.
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- The end of Mahākāśyapa and the encounter with Maitreya Two Leaves of a Maitreya-Cycle in Archaic TB2020 · 2 cit
- On Tocharian B kents* and the origin of PIE *ǵhans-2020 · 0 cit
- An overview of the Tocharian B fragments pertaining to the Yogalehrbuch2021 · 0 cit
- Tocharian Abhidharma Texts II: A Philological Study of A 384–3862022 · 0 cit
- The development of the TB adjectives suffixed in -ṣke/-śke 12019 · 0 cit
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- The Cosmic Body of the Buddha as a Narrative Motif
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- Recherches sur les textes de méditation en tokharien
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Key facts
- Monarch.name
- Athanaric
- Monarch.succession
- King of the Thervingi
- Monarch.image
- 01-ATANARICO.JPG
- Monarch.caption
- Imaginary 1782 portrayal of Athanaric
- Monarch.reign
- 369–381
- Monarch.predecessor
- Aoric
- Monarch.successor
- Alaric I
- Monarch.royal house
- Balti dynasty
- Monarch.father
- Aoric
- Monarch.death_date
- 381
- Monarch.death_place
- Constantinople, Roman Empire
- Monarch.religion
- Gothic paganism
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of death
- Constantinople
- Child
- Wallia
- Father
- Aoric
- Sibling
- Rothesteus
- Occupation
- traditional leader or chief
- Family
- Balti dynasty
- Image
- 01-ATANARICO.JPG
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- date of death
- 0381-01-11
- date of birth
- 0318-00-00
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- Athanaric
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- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Athanaric or Atanaric (; died 381) was king of several branches of the Thervingian Goths () for at least two decades in the 4th century. Throughout his reign, Athanaric was faced with invasions by the Roman Empire, the Huns and a civil war with Christian rebels. He is considered the first king of the Visigoths, who later settled in Iberia, where they founded the Visigothic Kingdom.
==Life== thumb|260px|Athanaric and Valens on the Danube, [[Eduard Bendemann, 1860]] Athanaric made his first appearance in recorded history in 369, when he engaged in battle with the Roman emperor Valens and ultimately negotiated a favorable peace for his people. During his reign, many Thervingi had converted to Arian Christianity, which Athanaric vehemently opposed, fearing that Christianity would destroy Gothic culture. According to the report of Sozomen, more than 300 Christians were killed in Athanaric's persecution during the 370s.
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