AMALASUNTHA

ăˌmələsŭnˈthə, d. 535, Ostrogothic queen in Italy (534–35), daughter of Theodoric the Great. After her father's death (526) she was regent for her son Athalaric. He died in 534, and she and her husband, Theodahad, became joint rulers of Italy. Her friendly relations with the Byzantine emperor Justinian I alienated her people. In 535 the Ostrogoths revolted; Amalasuntha was exiled and later murdered by order of her husband. Justinian used her murder as his pretext for attacking and reconquering Italy.

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books on: Amalasuntha  - 55 results

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History of the Later Roman Empire: From the Death of Theodosius I to the Death of Justinian - Vol. 2
Book by J. B. Bury; Dover Publications, 1958
Subjects: Byzantine Empire--History, Rome--History--Empire, 284-476
...151 2. The Regency of Amalasuntha A.D. 526-534 159 3...of the same diptych. Graven thought that the lady was Amalasuntha, but the diadem, which Gothic royalties never wore, disproves...
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Justinian and His Age
Book by P. N. Ure; Penguin Books, 1951
Subjects: Byzantine Empire--History--Justinian I, 527-565, Justinian--I--Emperor Of The East--483?-565
...grandson Athalaric, for whom his mother Amalasuntha was acting as regent. The Vandals were...the best of terms with the Goths. Amalasuntha had cultivated the friendship of Justinian...everything turned on the sincerity of Amalasunthas professions. Procopius represents his...
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Medieval Italy during a Thousand Years: A Brief Historical Narrative with Chapters on Great Episodes and Personalities and on Subjects Connected with Religion, Art and Literature
Book by H. B. Cotterill; George G. Harrap, 1915
Subjects: Italy--History--476-1492, Italy--History--To 476
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Envoys and Political Communication in the Late Antique West, 411-533
Book by Andrew Gillett; Cambridge University Press, 2003
Subjects: Diplomacy--History--To 1500, Diplomatic And Consular Service--History--To 1500, Europe--History--392-814, Europe--Politics And Government--476-1492
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Ravenna: A Study
Book by Edward Hutton; J.M. Dent, 1913
Subjects: Architecture--Italy--Ravenna, Ravenna (Italy)--History
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journal articles on: Amalasuntha  - 6 results

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Amalasuntha, Procopius, and a Woman's Place
Journal article by A. Daniel Frankforter; Journal of Women's History, Vol. 8, 1996
Subjects: Women--History
AMALASUNTHA, PROCOPIUS, AND A WOMANS PLACE A. Daniel Frankforter The evolution...seemed dependable. One of these is Procopiuss account of the murder of Amalasuntha, daughter of Theoderic the Great. The truth behind the events that brought Amalasuntha to a violent end is difficult to discover, for her story is told by a...
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Wharton the 'Renovator': Twilight Sleep as Gothic Satire
Journal article by Janet Beer, Avril Horner; Yearbook of English Studies, Vol. 37, 2007
Subjects: Gothic novels--Analysis, Gothicism--Influence, Palimpsests--Analysis, Twilight Sleep (Short Fiction) (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation, Wharton, Edith--Criticism and interpretation
...her generous support to the Catholic Amalasuntha, but this facade of open-mindedness...divorce takes place in New York and Amalasunthas (admittedly Machiavellian) Catholic...flirtation with Italy, woven in through Amalasunthas marriage to the Marchese Venturino...
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Marriage and Modernism in Edith Wharton's Twilight Sleep
Journal article by Jennifer Haytock; Legacy: A Journal of American Women Writers, Vol. 19, 2003
Subjects: Benstock, Shari--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Divorce--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Marriage--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Modernism (Literature), Women authors--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Woolf, Virginia--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...problem of poor Arthur Wyant, Nona, Jim, Lita Wyant, the Mahatma, the tiresome Grant Lindons, the perennial and inevitable Amalasuntha, for whom the house was being illuminated tonight--all were strands woven into the very pile of carpet he trod on his way...
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Marriage and Modernism in Edith Wharton's Twilight Sleep
Journal article by Jennifer Haytock; Legacy: A Journal of American Women Writers, Vol. 19, 2002
Subjects: Marriage--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Modernism (Literature)--Analysis, Wharton, Edith--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Women authors--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Woolf, Virginia--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...problem of poor Arthur Wyant, Nona, Jim, Lita Wyant, the Mahatma, the tiresome Grant Lindons, the perennial and inevitable Amalasuntha, for whom the house was being illuminated tonight--all were strands woven into the very pile of carpet he trod on his way...
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Women of Byzantium
Journal article by Warren Treadgold; The Historian, Vol. 68, 2006
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Women of Byzantium (Book)--Book reviews
...read his Secret History. (124). Yet Connor never mentions Procopiuss blaming Theodora for the murder of the Ostrogoth queen Amalasuntha, whom he praises for her extraordinary strength (Secret History 16.1-6). Connor accuses the historian Michael Psellus of...
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magazine articles on: Amalasuntha  - 2 results

 
 
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Asset Management: Fashion; Malcolm Clark on Why No Self-Respecting Man Would Be Seen Dead Wearing a Skirt
Magazine article by Malcolm Clark; New Statesman, Vol. 131, February 25, 2002
Subjects: Fashion--Exhibitions, Men's clothing--Exhibitions, Victoria and Albert Museum--Exhibitions
...there are probably still a few of those old buffers left, the sort of person whose lifes work will be a learned treatise on Amalasuntha, the tragic queen of the Ostrogoths. But now, as the V As new exhibition "Men in Skirts" reminds us, curators have come...
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The Road from Ravenna: In the Footsteps of the Last Roman Emperor
Magazine article by Cullen Murphy; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 298, September 2006
Subjects: Caesar, Julius--Political activity, Ravenna, Italy--Description and travel, Ravenna, Italy--Political aspects, Roman emperors--Political activity
...with golden threads, and by precious footwear in black leather with baked golden decorations." And: "After Athalarics death Amalasuntha married her cousin Theodahad, who killed her, being inspired from the conservative Gothic wing." There are shady nooks in...


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encyclopedia articles on: Amalasuntha  - 4 results

 
 
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Amalasuntha
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
AMALASUNTHA a m l sun th , d. 535, Ostrogothic queen in Italy (534 35), daughter of Theodoric the Great . After her fathers...Her friendly relations with the Byzantine emperor Justinian I alienated her people. In 535 the Ostrogoths revolted; Amalasuntha was exiled and later murdered by order of her husband. Justinian used her murder as his pretext for attacking and reconquering...
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Ostrogoths
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...and set up the Ostrogothic kingdom of Italy , with Ravenna as their capital. After Theodorics death (526) his daughter Amalasuntha was regent for her son Athalric. She placed herself under the protection of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I . Her murder...
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Theodoric the Great
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...of the finest monuments of Ravenna. He was succeeded by his grandson Athalaric, under the regency of Theodorics daughter Amalasuntha. See T. Hodgkin, Theodoric the Goth (1891, repr. 1977); T. S. Burns, A History of the Ostrogoths (1984...
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Italy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...and administrators such as Boethius and Cassiodorus. After Theodorics death (526), the murder (535) of the Gothic queen, Amalasuntha , was followed by the reconquest of Italy by Emperor Justinian I of the East and his generals, Belisarius and Narses...


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