Theudimund Explained

Theodimundus or Theudimund(Latin: Theodimundus; Θευδιμούνδος; fl. 541) was a Byzantine official of Barbarian origins.

Biography

Theodimundus was the son of strategos (and likely MVM vacans)^[1] Mauricius, a son of magister militum Mundus, himself a possible descendant of Attila the Hun.^{[2] [3] [4]}

He belonged to the barbarian military aristocracy fighting for the Byzantines in the Balkans.^[5] Theodimundus was active during the reign of Emperor Justinian (r. 527–565). As a young man (by 540/541), he served in the Byzantine army during the Gothic War of 535-554 under Vitalius. He participated in the Battle of Treviso against the Gothic king Hildebad and barely escaped with his life, fleeing with his commander after the Byzantine defeat.^{[1] [6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. 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 . 978-0-521-20160-5 . 23 November 2022.
2. Book: Maenchen-Helfen, Otto J. . Otto J. Maenchen-Helfen . 1973 . The World of the Huns: Studies in Their History and Culture . 364, 409. . 9780520015968.
3. Book: Wolfram . Herwig . Herwig Wolfram . The Roman Empire and Its Germanic Peoples . 2005 . University of California Press . 9780520244900 . 144 . 23 November 2022.
4. Book: Kim . Hyun Jin . Hyun Jin Kim. The Huns, Rome and the Birth of Europe . 2013 . Cambridge University Press . 9781107067226 . 23 November 2022.
5. Book: Wolfram . Herwig . Dunlap . Thomas . The Roman Empire and Its Germanic Peoples . 2005 . University of California Press . 9780520244900 . 144 . 24 November 2022.
6. Book: Hodgkin . Thomas . Thomas Hodgkin . Italy and Her Invaders: The imperial restoration, 535-553. 1885 . 1885 . Clarendon Press . 791 . 24 November 2022.
7. Book: Bäuml . Franz H. . Birnbaum . Marianna D. . Attila The Man and His Image . 1993 . Corvina . 9789631335958 . 24 . 24 November 2022.