Alathar

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Alathar
Diedafter 513 AD
Allegiance Eastern Roman Empire
Service/branch Byzantine army
Years of servicec. 513–515
Rank Magister militum per Thracias
Battles/wars Vitalian's rebellion

Alathar (fl. 513) was an Eastern Roman magister militum of Hunnish descent.

Biography

Alathar was appointed Magister militum per Thracias by Anastasius I Dicorus. He succeeded the deceased Cyrillus in this capacity. [1] It is possible that he was appointed magister militium to attract the Huns in the army of rebel Vitalian to Anastasius' side. [2]

Alathar was defeated by Vitalian during the latter's rebellion. He was described as a "Scythian", a term that at the time was used to indicate the Huns. J. B. Bury, Ernst Stein and Georges Tate read "Scythian" as meaning "Hun" in this case. [1] [3] [4]

In Hun/Hungarian legends, Aladár is the son of Etele (Attila) and the German princess Kriemhild. [5]

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