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Athanaric

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Athanaric , d. 381, Visigothic chieftain. He led the Visigoths against Emperor Valens and negotiated a favorable peace in 369. A pagan, he persecuted the Christians, and, possibly for that reason, he was involved in a civil war with Fritigern . Defeated by the Huns in 376, he fled to Transylvania and later (381) to Constantinople. There he was received with royal honors by Theodosius I, but he died two weeks later. Author not available, ATHANARIC. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Fritigern
, d. 380, Visigothic chieftain. An intermittent rival of Athanaric for leadership of the Visigoths , he adopted Arian Christianity (see Arianism ) and thus gained the support of Emperor Valens... Read more
Visigoths
...successfully against the Visigoths, who were led by Athanaric . Athanaric asserted his supremacy over Fritigern , a rival Visigothic...into the Roman Empire and obtained Roman aid against Athanaric. However, the internal affairs of the Goths became... Read more

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