Aoric (Latinized Aoricus) was a Thervingian Gothic king (reiks and kindins) who lived in the 4th century.[1][2]
Aoric was son of Ariaric and father of Athanaric, he was raised in Constantinople, where a statue was erected in his honour.[3] He was recorded by Auxentius of Durostorum leading a persecution of Gothic Christians in 347/348. Herwig Wolfram noted that "alliteration, variation, and rhythm in the line of names Athanaric, Aoric, Ariaric resemble the 'ideal type' of Hadubrand, Hildebrand, Heribrand".
He considered the similarities and comparison suggested that all three kings were members of the Balti dynasty.[4]
^Carole M. Cusack (1998). Rise of Christianity in Northern Europe, 300-1000. Continuum International Publishing Group. pp. 42–. ISBN 978-0-304-70735-5. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
^Thomas S. Burns (1 February 1991). A History of the Ostro-Goths. Indiana University Press. pp. 33–. ISBN 978-0-253-20600-8. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
^Patrick J. Geary (2003). The Myth of Nations: The Medieval Origins of Europe. Princeton University Press. pp. 87–. ISBN 978-0-691-11481-1. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
^Herwig Wolfram; Thomas J. Dunlap (1 March 1990). History of the Goths. University of California Press. pp. 32–. ISBN 978-0-520-06983-1. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
Aoric (Latinized Aoricus) was a Thervingian Gothic king (reiks and kindins) who lived in the 4th century. Aoric was son of Ariaric and father of Athanaric...
Thervingi Reign 369–381 Predecessor Aoric Successor Alaric I Died 381 Constantinople, Roman Empire House Balti dynasty Father Aoric Religion Gothic paganism...
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title of this type of judge passed from father to son through Ariaric, Aoric and Athanaric. Wolfram described the office of kindins as "the judge who...
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