Eutharic
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Eutharic Cilliga was an Ostrogothic prince from Iberia who, during the early 6th century, served as Roman Consul and "son in weapons" alongside the Byzantine emperor Justin I. He was the son-in-law an
Cassiodorus (Woodcut from the Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493).
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
Eutharic
…Theodoric claimed that Eutharic was a descendant of the Gothic royal house of Amali, and it was intended that his marriage to Theodoric's daughter Amalasuintha would unite the Gothic kingdoms, establish Theodoric's dynasty and further strengthen the Gothic hold over Italy. During his year of consulship in 519…
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 inscription, flanking the cross.
Amalasiuntha regina – woodcut from the Nuremberg Chronicle (1493)