Vinitharius
Sign in to saveVinitharius or Vinithar was possibly a king of the Greuthungian Goths around 375-376 AD. Vinitharius is mentioned by Gothic historian Jordanes in Getica. According to him, Vinitharius became the new king of the Greuthungi after the death of Ermanaric (Hermanaric). Ammianus Marcellinus reports that Ermanaric was succeeded by Vithimiris.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Occupation
- monarch
- Family
- Amali dynasty
- Noble title
- king
- Said to be same as
- Vithimiris
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- date of death
- 0380-01-01
- date of birth
- 0333-00-00
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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Vinitharius or Vinithar was possibly a king of the Greuthungian Goths around 375-376 AD. Vinitharius is mentioned by Gothic historian Jordanes in Getica. According to him, Vinitharius became the new king of the Greuthungi after the death of Ermanaric (Hermanaric). Ammianus Marcellinus reports that Ermanaric was succeeded by Vithimiris.
At that time those Goths fell under suzerainty of Huns.
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