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Amalasuintha
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Amalasuintha was a ruler of the Ostrogothic Kingdom from 526 to 535. Initially serving as regent for her son Athalaric, she became queen regnant after his premature death. Highly educated, Amalasuinth
Portrait head at the Palazzo dei Conservatori, assumed to depict Amalasuintha or Ariadne
Portrait head at the Palazzo dei Conservatori, assumed to depict Amalasuintha or Ariadne
Consular diptych of Rufius Gennadius Probus Orestes, Victoria and Albert museum. Portraits of Amalasuintha and her son Athalaric are above the inscrip
Consular diptych of Rufius Gennadius Probus Orestes, Victoria and Albert museum. Portraits of Amalasuintha and her son Athalaric are above the inscription, flanking the cross.
Amalasiuntha regina – woodcut from the Nuremberg Chronicle (1493)
Amalasiuntha regina – woodcut from the Nuremberg Chronicle (1493)
Theodoric the Great
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Theodoric the Great, also called the Amal, was king of the Ostrogoths, and ruler of the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy between 493 and 526, regent of the Visigoths, and a patrician of the Eastern Roman
Amalasuintha
…Justinian I used her death as a casus belli to invade Italy, setting off the Gothic War. Amalasuintha was likely born in Ravenna in 495, the only child of Theodoric and his wife Audofleda, the sister of Clovis, King of the Franks. The union of Amalasuintha's parents were of a political purpose, as many royal marriages…
The Ostrogothic Kingdom (in yellow) at the death of Theodoric the Great (AD 526)
The Ostrogothic Kingdom (in yellow) at the death of Theodoric the Great (AD 526)
Bronze weight, inlaid with silver, with the name of Theodoric, issued by prefect Catulinus in Rome, 493–526
Bronze weight, inlaid with silver, with the name of Theodoric, issued by prefect Catulinus in Rome, 493–526
Mosaic depiction of the front of Theodoric's Palace on the upper part of the south wall of the nave of San Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna. Theodoric and
Mosaic depiction of the front of Theodoric's Palace on the upper part of the south wall of the nave of San Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna. Theodoric and his court were removed from the image by the Eastern Romans.
The Mausoleum of Theodoric in Ravenna
The Mausoleum of Theodoric in Ravenna