Aruth ( gr, Αρούθ;
fl.
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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
Maurice is a traditionally masculine given name, also used as a surname. It originates as a French name derived from the Latin Mauritius or Mauricius and was subsequently used in other languages. Its popularity is due to Mauritius, a saint of the ...
, son of ''
magister militum''
Mundus.
A renowned soldier, he led his fellow Heruli during the expedition to the
Ostrogothic Kingdom led by
Narses in 552. Upon the death of
Fulcarius, he received great support to become the new leader of the Heruli.
However, Narses eventually appointed fellow Herul
Sindual in preference to him.
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Heruli
6th-century Byzantine people