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Amalasuntha

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Amalasuntha , d. 535, Ostrogothic queen in Italy (534-35), daughter of Theodoric the Great . After her father's death (526) she was regent for her son Athalaric. He died in 534, and she and her husband, Theodahad, became joint rulers of Italy. Her friendly relations with the Byzantine emperor Justinian I alienated her people. 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. Author not available, AMALASUNTHA. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition... Read more
Ostrogoths
...and set up the Ostrogothic kingdom of Italy , with Ravenna as their capital. After Theodoric's death (526) his daughter Amalasuntha was regent for her son Athalric. She placed herself under the protection of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I . Her murder... Read more
Theodoric the Great
...finest monuments of Ravenna. He was succeeded by his grandson Athalaric, under the regency of Theodoric's daughter Amalasuntha. Bibliography: See T. Hodgkin, Theodoric the Goth (1891, repr. 1977); T. S. Burns, A History of the Ostrogoths... Read more

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