Athanaric

Athanaric
Imaginary 1782 portrayal of Athanaric
King of the Thervingi
Reign369–381
PredecessorAoric
SuccessorAlaric I
Died381
Constantinople, Roman Empire
HouseBalti dynasty
FatherAoric
ReligionGothic paganism

Athanaric or Atanaric[1] (Latin: Athanaricus; died 381) was king of several branches of the Thervingian Goths (Latin: Thervingi) for at least two decades in the 4th century. Throughout his reign, Athanaric was faced with invasions by the Roman Empire, the Huns and a civil war with Christian rebels. He is considered the first king of the Visigoths, who later settled in Iberia, where they founded the Visigothic Kingdom.

  1. ^ Maurizio Lupoi (18 January 2007). The Origins of the European Legal Order. Cambridge University Press. pp. 47–. ISBN 978-0-521-03295-7. Retrieved 8 December 2012.