Charietto
Sign in to saveCharietto was an Ancient German headhunter and bounty hunter who worked for the Romans. He operated on the Rhine frontier near Treverorum.
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Vinony files it under 4th-century Frankish people, Bounty hunters and Frankish warriors.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
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- male
- Occupation
- bounty hunter
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- date of birth
- 0400-01-01
- date of death
- 0365-01-01
- time period
- Roman Empire
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- Pauly–Wissowa
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Charietto was an Ancient German headhunter and bounty hunter who worked for the Romans. He operated on the Rhine frontier near Treverorum.
According to Zosimus, Charietto saw barbarian raiders crossing the Rhine and determined to take action. Going out into the forest at night he would kill a number of the raiders, sever their heads and bring them into the town come daytime. Charietto was joined by other men, and eventually their success earned him the admiration of Julian, who was commander in the region and later became the Emperor known as Julian the Apostate. Charietto was encouraged by Julian to attack the barbarian raiders at night, while Roman regular forces would confront them by day. After a long period of such activities, the raiders surrendered.
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