Vithimiris
Vithimiris (also Withimer , Visimar , Vithimir ) was a rex of Greutungen around 375/376.
Vithimiris is only mentioned in the res gestae of the late antique historian Ammianus Marcellinus , who wrote his work shortly after the events discussed. Vithimiris became a leader of the Greutungen after the death of Ermanarich (a relationship seems doubtful) in 375. He fought against the Alans, allied with the Huns , and died after some fighting.
Jordanes reported in Getica , written in 551, of a Vinitharius as Ermanarich's successor. After some time he was killed in a fight with the Huns. In research, Vinitharius is often equated with Vithimiris, but this is not without its problems.
literature
- Friedrich E. Grünzweig: Visimar. In: Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde (RGA). 2nd Edition. Volume 35, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2007, ISBN 978-3-11-018784-7 , pp. 359-360, ( subject to a charge via GAO , De Gruyter Online).
- Herwig Wolfram : The Goths. 4th edition. CH Beck, Munich 2001, p. 251ff.
- Michael Kulikowski: Rome's Gothic Wars: from the third century to Alaric. Cambridge 2007, p. 126f.
Remarks
- ↑ Ammianus 31.3.
- ↑ Jordanes, Getica 48, 246ff.
- ↑ Herwig Wolfram objects: The Goths. 4th edition. Munich 2001, p. 254ff.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vithimiris |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Withimer; Visimar; Vithimir |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | rex of Greutungen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th century |