Amatas
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Ammatus also spelled Ammatas was a Vandal noble and military leader. He was the brother of the Vandal king Gelimer. He had the previous Vandal king, Hilderic, executed on the orders of his brother. On his brother's orders he moved to support Gelimer himself in repulsing a Byzantine invasion at Ad Decimum. During that battle, he was killed.
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It sits within the topics 533 deaths, 6th-century Germanic people and Vandalic War.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Vandal Kingdom
- Place of death
- Carthage
- Father
- Geilarith
- Sibling
- Gelimer
- Occupation
- military personnel
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Ammatus also spelled Ammatas was a Vandal noble and military leader. He was the brother of the Vandal king Gelimer. He had the previous Vandal king, Hilderic, executed on the orders of his brother. On his brother's orders he moved to support Gelimer himself in repulsing a Byzantine invasion at Ad Decimum. During that battle, he was killed.
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