Biography:Edeco
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Edeco also Edeko, Edekon, Edicon, Ediko, Edica, Ethico (died 469) was a prominent Hun ambassador and the father of Odoacer.[1][2][3]
Biography
According to sources of the time, he distinguished himself for courage and skill in the battles of Naissus and the Uthus river, during the invasion of the Eastern Roman Empire, thus becoming part of Attila's circle of favorite advisors, so much so that he put him in charge of a diplomatic mission in Constantinople, where the court treasurer, Chrysaphius, tried to bribe him to assassinate his king. Edeco seemed to agree, but as soon as he reached Attila's court he informed him of the plan and the Hun monarch unmasked the Roman ambassador. He played a part in the plot to kill Attila's brother, Bleda.[4][5][6]
Edeco also participated in the campaign in Gaul and in the Battle of the Catalaunian Fields. He also fought at the Battle of Bolia, in which he apparently perished.[7]
In 476, Edeco's son, Odoacer, deposed the emperor Romulus Augustulus and proclaimed himself king of Italy.[8][9]
According to a legend, he was the progenitor of the old Welf dynasty. Some historians believe that Edeco, Odoacer's father, and Edeco, the Hun ambassador, were not the same person.
References
- ↑ Magill, Frank N. (2012). The Middle Ages - Dictionary of World Biography, Volume 2. Taylor & Francis. p. 685. ISBN 9781136593130. https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Middle_Ages/aBHSc2hTfeUC?hl. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ↑ Pohl, Walter (2015) (in it). Le origini etniche dell'Europa Barbari e Romani tra antichità e medioevo. Viella Libreria Editrice. ISBN 9788867285570. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Le_origini_etniche_dell_Europa/umohEAAAQBAJ?hl. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ↑ Marcantonio, Angela (2018). The state of the art of Uralic studies: tradition vs innovation. Sapienza Università Editrice. p. 27. ISBN 9788893770668. https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_state_of_the_art_of_Uralic_studies_t/RfRuDwAAQBAJ?hl. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ↑ Michel Rouche (2019). "VI- L'apogeo di Attila (435-452)". Attila. I protagonisti della storia. 14. Pioltello: Salerno Editrice. p. 107.
- ↑ Kelly, Christopher (2011). Attila The Hun Barbarian Terror and the Fall of the Roman Empire. Random House. p. 134. ISBN 9781446419328. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Attila_The_Hun/f-YN6NwHqq4C?hl. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ↑ Man, John (2010). Attila The Hun. Transworld. p. 391. ISBN 9781409045366. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Attila_The_Hun/2m0c0rqzgUgC?hl. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ↑ Babcock, Michael A. (2005). The Night Attila Died Solving the Murder of Attila the Hun. Berkley Books. p. 273. ISBN 9780425202722. https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Night_Attila_Died/erFmAAAAMAAJ?hl. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ↑ Bury, J.B. (1923). History of the Later Roman Empire: From the Death of Theodosius I to the Death of Justinian. I. New York: Macmillan. p. 406. OCLC 963903029. https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/BURLAT/12*.html.
- ↑ Template:Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire
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