Athalaric was the king of the Ostrogoths in Italy between 526 and 534. He was a son of Eutharic and Amalasuintha, the youngest daughter of Theodoric the Great, whom Athalaric succeeded as king in 526.
Detail of the consular diptych of Rufus Gennadius Probus Orestes, showing Athalaric, c. 530. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Reverse of a nummi with the legends: DN ATHAL/ARICV. It show Athalaric as a warrior holding a spear and shield.
Alleged skull of Athalaric at the Anatomical Wax Museum of Bologna, now believed to have belonged to a middle-aged, 16th-17th century man.
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
Athalaric
…516 – 2 October 534) was the king of the Ostrogoths in Italy between 526 and 534. He was a son of Eutharic and Amalasuintha, the youngest daughter of Theodoric the Great, whom Athalaric succeeded as king in 526. Athalaric was described to live a hedonistic lifestyle by Procopius of Caesarea. His mother managed the kingdom…
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
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