Aruth (Greek: 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]

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  1. ↑ Akademie der Wissenschaften in Göttingen; Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften; Deutsche Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin; Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften (1957). Forschungen und Fortschritte Volumes 31-32 (in German). VDI-Verlag. Retrieved 23 November 2022. 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. ↑ Martindale, J.R. (1992). The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire 2 Part Set: Volume 3, AD 527-641. Cambridge University Press. p. 854. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  3. ↑ Steinacher, Roland (2017). Rom und die Barbaren Völker im Alpen- und Donauraum (300-600) (in German). Kohlhammer Verlag. p. 158. ISBN 9783170251694.
  4. 1 2 Syvänne, Ilkka (2021). Military History of Late Rome 518–565. Pen and Sword. p. 349. ISBN 9781473895317. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  5. ↑ Hodgkin, Thomas (1880). Italy and Her Invaders: The Lombard invasions, 553-600. 1895. Clarendon Press. p. 56. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  6. ↑ Tougher, Shaun (2020). The Roman Castrati Eunuchs in the Roman Empire. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781350164048. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
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