Vithicabius (german: Vithicab) was an

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petty king from 360 to 368. He was a son of

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, and succeeded his father as king after the latter had been banished to

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Julian. He had grown up in Roman custody.

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describes Vithicabius as a physically weak, but a brave and aggressive leader. Although having promised Julian to maintain peace, Vithicabius continued raiding Roman territory. He was assassinated in 368 under

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by a bribed servant, but the Alemannic raids on Roman territory continued nevertheless.

Sources

* Julius Cramer: Die Geschichte der Alamannen als Gaugeschichte (= Untersuchungen zur deutschen Staats- und Rechts-Geschichte. H. 57, ISSN 0083-4572). Marcus, Breslau 1899, (Neudruck. Scientia, Aalen 1971, ). * Dieter Geuenich: Die alemannischen Breisgaukönige Gundomadus und Vadomarius. In: Sebastian Brather, Dieter Geuenich, Christoph Huth (Hrsg.): Historia archaeologica. Festschrift für Heiko Steuer zum 70. Geburtstag (= Reallexikon der germanischen Altertumskunde. Ergänzungsbände. Band 70). de Gruyter, Berlin u. a. 2009, , S. 205–216. * Dieter Geuenich: Geschichte der Alemannen (Kohlhammer-Urban-Taschenbücher. 575). 2., überarbeitete Auflage.

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