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Athanaric

King of several branches of the Thervingian Goths

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Born: 318
Died: January 25, 381
, March 25, 381
, January 11, 381
Place of death: Constantinople
Occupation: sovereign
, traditional leader or chief
Positions held: Judge of the Tervingi(0365–0376)

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Athanaric or Atanaric was king of several branches of the Thervingian Goths for at least two decades in the 4th century. Throughout his reign, Athanaric was faced with invasions by the Roman Empire, the Huns and a civil war with Christian rebels. He is considered the first king of the Visigoths, who later settled in Iberia, where they founded the Visigothic Kingdom.

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Child: Alaric I
Ataulf
Wallia
Father: Aoric
Family: Balti dynasty
Sex or gender: male
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Sibling: Rothesteus

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