Agenaric
Agenarich (also Serapio , Latin Agenarichus ) was an Alemannic Gau king in the 4th century. He was a son of Mederich and nephew of Chnodomar .
The name Agenarich is formed from the Old High German parts of the name egin (sword) and rihhi (rule, origin, powerful, rich, prince).
The Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus , our main source, writes about Agenaric:
- It got its name from the fact that his father Mederic was held hostage in Gaul for a long time , was introduced to Greek secret teachings there and his son, who was actually called Agenaric, was renamed Serapio after the god Serapis . (Ammianus 16.12)
In 357, Agenaric and his uncle Chnodomar led an Alemannic army in a loss-making battle of Argentoratum near Strasbourg against the Roman army under Caesar Julian .
literature
- Dieter Geuenich : History of the Alemanni (= Kohlhammer Urban pocket books. 575). 2nd, revised edition. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-17-018227-7 .
- Knut Schäferdiek : Serapio. In: Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde (RGA). 2nd Edition. Volume 28, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2005, ISBN 3-11-018207-6 , p. 194. ( online )
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| SURNAME | Agenaric |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Agenarichus (Latin); Serapio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Alemannic Gau king |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 357 |