LEADER 03314nam 2200649 450 001 9910465335003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4426-6932-2 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442669321 035 $a(CKB)3710000000218119 035 $a(EBL)3294465 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001380177 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12507660 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001380177 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11365906 035 $a(PQKB)11663317 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4669191 035 $a(CEL)448549 035 $a(OCoLC)890934614 035 $a(CaBNVSL)slc00234965 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3294465 035 $a(DE-B1597)465458 035 $a(OCoLC)887803680 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442669321 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4669191 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11255736 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000218119 100 $a20160915h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTheodahad $ea platonic king at the collapse of Ostrogothic Italy /$fMassimiliano Vitiello 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (352 p.) 311 $a1-4426-4783-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tList of Abbreviations -- $tIntroduction -- $tChapter One: Theodahad the Man -- $tChapter Two: Theodahad the Noble -- $tChapter Three: Theodahad the Co-Regent -- $tChapter Four: Theodahad the King -- $tChapter Five: Theodahad, the End -- $tEpilogue -- $tAppendices -- $tGenealogical Table -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex of Place Names -- $tIndex of People 330 $aEducated 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. 606 $aOstrogoths$zItaly$xHistory 606 $aOstrogoths$xKings and rulers$vBiography 607 $aItaly$xHistory$y476-774 607 $aItaly$xKings and rulers$vBiography 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aOstrogoths$xHistory. 615 0$aOstrogoths$xKings and rulers 676 $a945/.01 700 $aVitiello$b Massimiliano$0499624 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465335003321 996 $aTheodahad$91983160 997 $aUNINA