- The
Heruli (or Herules) were an
early Germanic people.
Possibly originating in Scandinavia, the
Heruli are
first mentioned by
Roman authors as one of several...
- to 276.
During his
short reign he
campaigned against the
Goths and the
Heruli, for
which he
received the
title Gothicus Maximus. His
early life is largely...
-
crossed the Alps and took the town of Parma. They
defeated a
force under the
Heruli commander Fulcaris, and soon many
Goths from
northern Italy joined their...
-
tribute to the
Heruli during his reign. In 508, he
fought with King
Rodulf of the
Heruli, who was slain. This was a
devastating blow to the
Heruli and augmented...
-
arrived there during the time of Attila's empire,
including the Sciri,
Heruli, and Rugii. In
several p****ages,
Jordanes ****ociated
Odoacer with the Turcilingi—which...
- The
Heruli was an
auxilia palatina unit of the Late
Roman army,
active between the 4th and the 5th century. It was
composed of 500
soldiers and was the...
- Huns with bows, the
Alani drawing up a battle-line of heavy-armed and the
Heruli of light-armed warriors... ...after many
grave clashes,
victory surprisingly...
-
deposed and
killed by
Theodoric the
Great in 493 AD.
Along with the Rugii,
Heruli and
other Middle Danubian peoples, the
Sciri might also have contributed...
- At an
uncertain date in the mid 3rd
century AD, the
Germanic tribe of
Heruli were
defeated by a
Roman force sent to stop them. In 997, the Bulgarian...
- 1861 to 1946.
After the
deposition of the last
Western Emperor in 476,
Heruli leader Odoacer was
appointed Dux
Italiae ("Duke of Italy") by the reigning...
