Rothesteus

Rothesteus (* 4th century AD) - also Rothesteos , Rothestes , or Radistis - was a Gothic "small king" ( βασιλίσκος in the sources) under the Terwingian ruler Athanaric . He was the father of Atharid , who played a leading role in the assassination of St. Sabas in 372. Rothesteus is only known from the martyrs of the saint. The title "small king" probably means a Reik , a respected man who was probably the leader of a division of the - in this case Terwingian - Goths.

literature

Mischa Meier : History of the Great Migration: Europe, Asia and Africa from the 3rd to the 8th century AD (= historical library of the Gerda Henkel Foundation ). CH Beck, Munich 2019, ISBN 3-4067-3960-1 , p. 148 ( Google Books )
Michael Kulikowski: The Goths before Rome . Darmstadt 2009, keyword Rothesteus . ISBN 3-8062-2198-7 .

Remarks

↑ Martyrdom of Sabas 4,5; Rudolf Knopf , Gustav Krüger : Selected Martyrs Acts. 3. Edition. Mohr, Tübingen 1929, p. 121 ( digitized version ).
↑ Mischa Meier: History of the Great Migration: Europe, Asia and Africa from the 3rd to the 8th century AD. CH Beck, Munich 2019, p. 148.

personal data
SURNAME	Rothesteus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Rothesteos; Redestes; Radistis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Ruler of the Terwingen
DATE OF BIRTH	4th century
DATE OF DEATH	4th century

[1] Martyrdom of Sabas 4,5; Rudolf Knopf , Gustav Krüger : Selected Martyrs Acts. 3. Edition. Mohr, Tübingen 1929, p. 121 ( digitized version ).

[2] Mischa Meier: History of the Great Migration: Europe, Asia and Africa from the 3rd to the 8th century AD. CH Beck, Munich 2019, p. 148.