03314nam 2200649 450 991046533500332120200520144314.01-4426-6932-210.3138/9781442669321(CKB)3710000000218119(EBL)3294465(SSID)ssj0001380177(PQKBManifestationID)12507660(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001380177(PQKBWorkID)11365906(PQKB)11663317(MiAaPQ)EBC4669191(CEL)448549(OCoLC)890934614(CaBNVSL)slc00234965(MiAaPQ)EBC3294465(DE-B1597)465458(OCoLC)887803680(DE-B1597)9781442669321(Au-PeEL)EBL4669191(CaPaEBR)ebr11255736(EXLCZ)99371000000021811920160915h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTheodahad a platonic king at the collapse of Ostrogothic Italy /Massimiliano VitielloToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,2014.©20141 online resource (352 p.)1-4426-4783-3 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Theodahad the Man -- Chapter Two: Theodahad the Noble -- Chapter Three: Theodahad the Co-Regent -- Chapter Four: Theodahad the King -- Chapter Five: Theodahad, the End -- Epilogue -- Appendices -- Genealogical Table -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Place Names -- Index of People Educated in Platonic philosophy rather than the military arts, the Ostrogothic king Theodahad was never meant to rule. His unexpected nomination as co-regent by his cousin Queen Amalasuintha plunged him into the intrigues of the Gothic court, and Theodahad soon conspired to assassinate the queen. But, once alone on the throne, his lack of political experience and military skill made him ineffective at best and dangerously incompetent at worst. Defeated by the Byzantine emperor Justinian, Theodahad was killed by his own subjects.In Theodahad, Massimiliano Vitiello rigorously investigates the ancient sources in order to reconstruct the events of Theodahad’s life and the contours of sixth-century diplomacy and political intrigues. Painting a picture of an unlikely king whose reign helped spell the end of Ostrogothic Italy, Vitiello’s book not only illuminates Theodahad’s own life but also offers new insight into the sixth-century Mediterranean world.OstrogothsItalyHistoryOstrogothsKings and rulersBiographyItalyHistory476-774ItalyKings and rulersBiographyElectronic books.OstrogothsHistory.OstrogothsKings and rulers945/.01Vitiello Massimiliano499624MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465335003321Theodahad1983160UNINA