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  1. Ricimer - Wikipedia

    Ricimer [a] (/ ˈ r ɪ s ɪ m ər / RISS-im-ər, Latin: [ˈrɪkɪmɛr]; c. 418 – 19 August 472) was a Romanized Germanic general, who ruled the remaining territory of the Western Roman …

  2. Ricimer | Visigothic Kingdom, Roman Empire, Germanic Warlord

    Ricimer (died Aug. 18, 472) was a general who acted as kingmaker in the Western Roman Empire from 456 to 472. Ricimer’s father was a chief of the Suebi (a Germanic people) and his mother …

  3. Flavius Ricimer - Encyclopedia.com

    May 23, 2018 · Flavius Ricimer (died 472) was a Romanized German political chief and the central power in the Western Roman Empire in the mid-5th century. Ricimer came from royal …

  4. The Original Godfather: Ricimer and the Fall of Rome

    Dec 15, 2010 · The intention of this paper is to engage two over-arching questions concerning Ricimer’s career: what were the motives behind his policies, and how did these policies …

  5. Ricimer was the product of a marriage alliance between the two barbarian kingdoms. Though his birth has been dated to the early 430s, an earlier date c. 418 is more reasonable, and provides …

  6. Ricimer - Wikiwand

    Ricimer (/ ˈrɪsɪmər / RISS-im-ər, Latin: [ˈrɪkɪmɛr]; c. 418 – 19 August 472) was a Romanized Germanic general, who ruled the remaining territory of the Western Roman Empire from 456 …

  7. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology

    In A. D. 456, Ricimer gained a decisive naval victory off Corsica over a fleet of the Vandals, then at war with Avitus, and he defeated the land-forces of the Vandals near Agrigentum in Sicily.

  8. Siege of Rome (472) - Wikipedia

    The siege of Rome was fought between supporters of the Western Roman general Ricimer and the Western Roman emperor Anthemius. Ricimer had previously established Anthemius as …

  9. Ricimer - Encyclopedia

    RICIMER (d. 472), master of the Roman Empire in the West during part of the 5th century, was the son of a prince of the Suebi and the daughter of Wallia, king of the Visigoths. His youth …

  10. Ricimer - Infoplease

    Ricimer rĭsˈĭmər [key], d. 472, Roman general of the tribe of the Suebi. After winning (456) two victories over the Vandals, he allied with the senate and deposed (456) Emperor Avitus. …

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