Ammatus also spelled Ammatas was a Vandal noble and military leader.[1] He was the brother of the Vandal king Gelimer.[1][2][3][4] He had the previous Vandal king, Hilderic, executed on the orders of his brother.[1][2] On his brother's orders he moved to support Gelimer himself in repulsing a Byzantine invasion at Ad Decimum.[1][2][3][4] During the battle there he was killed.[1][2]
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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...
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