Anagast
Anagast or Anagastes was a magister militum (army master) of the Eastern Roman Empire in the late 5th century.
Anagast was a son of Arnegisclus and probably of Gothic origin. Around 468 he commanded troops in Thrace against the Huns invading across the Danube under Dengizich . Dengizich was captured and killed.
literature
- John Robert Martindale: Anagastes. In: The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire (PLRE). Volume 2, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1980, ISBN 0-521-20159-4 , pp. 75f.
- Otto Seeck : Anagastes . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 2, Stuttgart 1894, Col. 2022.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Anagast |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Anagastes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Eastern Roman army master |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th century |