Mundus (magister militum)
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Mundus or Mundo (Greek: Μοῦνδος; Moundos, Latin: Mundo; died 536) was a Barbarian commander of Gepid, Hun, and/or Gothic origins. He appears to have been the son of the Gepid king Giesmus. In the early 500s he commanded a group of bandits in Pannonia, eventually allying himself to the Ostrogothic king Theodoric the Great. After Theodoric's death in 526, Mundus entered Byzantine service under emperor Justinian I, fighting in the Balkans, defending Justinian during the Nika riots, and fighting in the first stage of the Gothic War, during which he died in 536.
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Mundus | |
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Native name | Μοῦνδος, Mundo |
Died | 536 |
Allegiance | Byzantine Empire |
Rank | General |
Battles/wars | Nika revolt Gothic War (535–554) |
Children | Mauricius |
Relations | Giesmus Attila? |
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