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About Athalaric
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. Athalaric was described to live a hedonistic lifestyle by Procopius of Caesarea. His mother managed the kingdom during his reign, and he died as a teenager.
Everything about Athalaric →- Occupation
- monarch, writer
- Position held
- Monarch of Italy, King of the Ostrogoths
- Citizenship
- Ostrogothic Kingdom
- Born
- 516
- Died
- October 2, 534, 534