Ammatus

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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 that battle, he was killed. [1] [2]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Hughes, Ian (Historian) (2009). Belisarius : the last Roman general . Yardley, Pa.: Westholme. ISBN   9781594160851. OCLC   294885267.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Heather, P. J. (Peter J.). Rome resurgent : war and empire in the age of Justinian. New York, NY. ISBN   9780199362745. OCLC   1007044617.
  3. 1 2 Brogna, Anthony (1995). The Generalship of Belisarius (PDF) (Master of Military Art and Science thesis). United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth: Defense Technical Information Center. p.  54–55. OCLC   227839393. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021.
  4. 1 2 Brogna, Anthony. The generalship of belisarius. Hauraki Publishing.
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