Ammatus

Ammatus also spelled Ammatas was a Vandal noble and military leader.^[1] He was the brother of the Vandal king Gelimer.^[1][2][3][4] He had the previous Vandal king, Hilderic, executed on the orders of his brother.^[1][2] On his brother's orders he moved to support Gelimer himself in repulsing a Byzantine invasion at Ad Decimum.^[1][2][3][4] During the battle there he was killed.^[1][2]

References

1. Hughes, Ian (Historian) (2009). Belisarius : the last Roman general. Yardley, Pa.: Westholme. ISBN 9781594160851. OCLC 294885267.
2. Heather, P. J. (Peter J.). Rome resurgent : war and empire in the age of Justinian. New York, NY. ISBN 9780199362745. OCLC 1007044617.
3. Brogna, Anthony (1995). The Generalship of Belisarius (PDF) (Master of Military Art and Science thesis). United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth: Defense Technical Information Center. p. 54–55. OCLC 227839393. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 January 2021.
4. Brogna, Anthony. The generalship of belisarius. Hauraki Publishing.