|
Onoulphus, also Onoulf, Unulf and Hunulf (died 493) was a general of the late fifth century of Scirian origin. He served as ''magister militum per Illyricum'' from 477 to 479 as a general of the Eastern Roman Empire, then afterwards was a general for his brother Odoacer, king of Italy, until their death. == Biography == Onoulphus was a Scirian; with his brother, Odoacer, he was raised at the court of Attila, King of the Huns. Following the destruction of the Sciri, who had been incited to break their treaty with the Ostrogoths by Hunimund, king of the Swabians, Onoulphus with his father Edeko joined the Swabian side in the Battle of Bolia in the late 460s, where they were again defeated by the Ostrogoths under their king Theodemir.〔Jordanes, ''Getica'', 274-279. Translated by Charles C. Mierow, ''The Gothic History of Jordanes'', second edition, 1915 (Cambridge: Speculum Historiale, 1966), pp. 130-132.〕 Onoulphus joined the Roman army in the 470s and rose through its ranks. He found a protector in the general Armatus, who had him appointed first ''comes'' and in 477, ''magister militum per Illyricum'', commander in chief of the Balkan army. In that same year, by order of the Emperor Zeno, Onoulphus killed Armatus, despite his having greatly benefited by the latter's protection (sources states that Armatus lent him a huge sum to pay for a banquet). Onoulphus kept his office until 479, when he fell out of favour. He then found refuge with his brother Odoacer, who by then had become king of Italy. One of the duties he carried out for his brother was a campaign against Fredericus, who had succeeded his father Feletheus as king of the Rugians. Onoulphus found it necessary to evacuate the remaining Romans and resettled them in Italy.〔Eugippius, ''Commemoratorium Severinus'', chapter 44. Translated by Ludwig Bieler, ''Eugippius, The Life of Saint Severin'' (Washington: Catholic University, 1965).〕 The remaining Rugians fled and took refuge with the Ostrogoths; the abandoned province was settled by the Lombards by 493.〔Paul the Deacon, ''Historia Langobardorum'', 1.19. Translated by William Dudley Foulke, ''History of the Lombards'', 1904 (Philadelphia: University Press, 1974), p. 31-33〕 He remained loyal to Odoacer during his brother's war for survival against Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths, standing with him during the siege of Ravenna. After Odoacer's death, Onoulphus was killed by archers while seeking refuge in a church.〔John of Antioch, fragment 214a; translated by C. D. Gordon, ''The Age of Attila: Fifth Century Byzantium and the Barbarians'' (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1966), pp. 182f.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Onoulphus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|