Aruth Explained

Aruth (Αρούθ; fl. 553) was a Byzantine official of Herul origin, active under Emperor Justinian (r. 527–565). It is known that he was married to the unnamed daughter of Mauricius, son of magister militum Mundus.^{[1] [2]} A renowned soldier, he led his fellow Heruli during the expedition to the Ostrogothic Kingdom led by Narses in 552.^[3] Upon the death of Fulcarius, he received great support to become the new leader of the Heruli.^{[4] [5]} However, Narses eventually appointed fellow Herul Sindual in preference to him.^{[6] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Akademie der Wissenschaften in Göttingen . Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften . Deutsche Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin . Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften . Forschungen und Fortschritte Volumes 31-32 . 1957 . VDI-Verlag . 23 November 2022 . de . German: Einen germanischen Namen trug wohl auch Mauricius' Tochter, welche Aruth, ein hochgeborener, romish erzogner Heruler, zur Frau nahm / English: Mauricius' daughter, whom Aruth, a high-born, Roman-educated Herul, took to wife, probably also bore a Germanic name.
2. Book: Martindale . J.R. . John Robert Martindale . The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire 2 Part Set: Volume 3, AD 527-641 . 1992 . Cambridge University Press . 854 . 23 November 2022.
3. Book: Steinacher . Roland . Rom und die Barbaren Völker im Alpen- und Donauraum (300-600) . 2017 . Kohlhammer Verlag . 9783170251694 . 158 . de.
4. Book: Syvänne . Ilkka . Military History of Late Rome 518–565 . 2021 . Pen and Sword . 9781473895317 . 349 . 24 November 2022.
5. Book: Hodgkin . Thomas . Italy and Her Invaders: The Lombard invasions, 553-600. 1895 . 1880 . Clarendon Press . 56 . 24 November 2022.
6. Book: Tougher . Shaun . The Roman Castrati Eunuchs in the Roman Empire . 2020 . Bloomsbury Publishing . 9781350164048 . 24 November 2022.