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 the battle there he was killed. [1] [2]
References
- ^ a b c d e Hughes, Ian (Historian) (2009). Belisarius : the last Roman general. Yardley, Pa.: Westholme. ISBN 9781594160851. OCLC 294885267.
- ^ a b c d Heather, P. J. (Peter J.). Rome resurgent : war and empire in the age of Justinian. New York, NY. ISBN 9780199362745. OCLC 1007044617.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b Brogna, Anthony. The generalship of belisarius. Hauraki Publishing.
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 the battle there he was killed. [1] [2]
References
- ^ a b c d e Hughes, Ian (Historian) (2009). Belisarius : the last Roman general. Yardley, Pa.: Westholme. ISBN 9781594160851. OCLC 294885267.
- ^ a b c d Heather, P. J. (Peter J.). Rome resurgent : war and empire in the age of Justinian. New York, NY. ISBN 9780199362745. OCLC 1007044617.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b Brogna, Anthony. The generalship of belisarius. Hauraki Publishing.