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294: 225:. Therefore, to achieve his ambitions, Theodoric would have to ensure he chose a son-in-law with an ancestry equal in strength to his own. His investigations into the Gothic royal lines, which were by this time widely distributed across Europe, led him to Iberia. Here he discovered Eutharic, the last heir of a related branch of the Amali, who had recently assumed the regency of Spain. 336:, which Cassiodorus wrote to congratulate Eutharic on his consulship, is noted for focusing on Eutharic's accession to a position of high civilian honour, rather than any military victories, as had been more common for past Gothic nobility. Eutharic's time as consul is portrayed largely as a time of prosperity for the western Roman empire with the code of 284:

Whilst in Italy, Eutharic played an important political role within Theodoric's kingdom. With a court background he had the ability to serve in government and he was respected by the Romans, who admired his liberality and magnificence. Catholic writers of the time, however, indicate that, whilst his

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which had separated the Eastern and Western Christian churches for the previous 35 years was ended and the churches reconciled. In addition to the prosperity felt by the peoples of the Roman empire, Eutharic's year of consulship has also been described as seeming like " of bright promise for the

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In 498, as the Empire's nominal vice-regent in Italy, Theodoric had been granted the right to nominate the Western candidate for each year's consular pair. He was, however, bounded by a restriction: to select only a Roman citizen for the position. To advance Eutharic's standing in the world,

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The nomination was successful, and in January 519 Eutharic took up the position of Western Consul. By granting him Roman citizenship, accepting him as co-consul and calling him a "son in arms", Emperor Justin I sought to restore ties with Theodoric, strained during the reign of

359:, as Eutharic was Arian. It is thought that the outrage expressed by the Catholics at this action was prompted by the perception that Eutharic symbolized the recent reconciliation between the Eastern and Western Churches brought about under the direction of Theodoric. 213:, sought reconciliation with Theodoric whose influence in the Gothic world would make him a powerful ally. Having worked throughout his life to establish a kingdom and strengthen relations with both the church and Rome, Theodoric was keen to establish a 316:. He showed further favour to Eutharic by conceding the senior consulship to him. It is reported that at the celebrations to mark the assumption there were "magnificent shows of wild beasts procured from Africa" and that a visiting diplomat, the 108:, whose views clashed with the Catholic majority; as consul enforcing Theodoric's tolerant policy towards the Jewish people, he incurred resentment from the local Catholics, whose traditions were less than tolerant. Following disturbances in 367:

Eutharic died in 522 at the age of 42, less than three years after his consulship. His death caused problems for Theodoric who never succeeded in his desire to establish a strong Gothic dynasty. Though Eutharic and Amalasuintha had a son,

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portrays Eutharic in a negative light, charging him with taking the Jews' side in anti-Jewish disturbances in Ravenna over the Jewish congregation's rights to their synagogue; this prompted a conflict between the Arians and

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More recent studies, however, suggest that Eutharic's Amali ancestry may have been a deliberate invention on the part of Theodoric to aid his ambitions of establishing dynastic credibility. According to

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line. Eutharic's ancestry has been traced back through his father Veteric, son of Berismund, son of Thorismund, son of Hunimund, son of Hermanaric, son of Achiulf. Eutharic grew up in

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briefly held the Ostrogothic throne but died at the age of 18. After Athalaric's death, Eutharic's widow remained in Italy until her death at the hands of her cousin

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for her son following Theodoric's death that year. Athalaric died in October 534 at the age of 18. To maintain her power, Amalasuintha brought her cousin

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Theodoric wished him to be made consul for the year 519. To get around the restriction, and as a favour to Theodoric, Justin himself nominated Eutharic.

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covered the period 474—526 essentially from a Catholic-exarchate point of view and was probably written near Ravenna ca 527." (Thomas S. Burns,

376:, the dynasty was never established convincingly. Theodoric named Athalaric as his heir in 526, and Athalaric's mother Amalasuintha acted as 151:) where he had a reputation for being "a young man strong in wisdom and valor and health of body". He was later to become the "son in arms" ( 174:. Eutharic was descended through five generations from Hermanric, whilst Theodoric was a descendant of Hermanric's older brother Vultwulf. 273:

in marriage. It was Theodoric's intention that this union would create a long-lasting dynastic connection between the previously sundered

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but died in AD 522 at the age of 42 before he could inherit Theodoric's title. Theodoric claimed that Eutharic was a descendant of the

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from Zeno and in 484 he was appointed consul. Though there was tension between Theodoric and Zeno's successor

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The variae of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator: being documents of the Kingdom of the Ostrogoths in Italy

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father-in-law was renowned for policies of toleration, Eutharic acted more like a "bigoted Arian".

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between the Eastern and Western Christian churches was ended. Whilst Eutharic was nominally a

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History of the later Roman Empire from the death of Theodosius I to the death of Justinian

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Eutharic's status in both the Gothic and Roman world was elevated by the attentions of

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in the Senate. In it he compared Eutharic to great consuls of the past. The short

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The eulogy was recorded in an oration of which a fragment is preserved,

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to whom he was related distantly through their mutual connection with

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Eutharic was born around AD 480 to a noble Ostrogoth family of the

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and it was intended that his marriage to Theodoric's daughter

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During his year of consulship in 519 relations with the

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