theudes

Updated: June 7, 2025

But instead of sacrificing these unworthy passions to the dictates of generosity and prudence, Theudes amused the ambassadors till he was secretly informed of the loss of Carthage, and then dismissed them with obscure and contemptuous advice, to seek in their native country a true knowledge of the state of the Vandals.

Edward Gibbon - History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4

His voice inclined the election in favor of Hildibald, whose personal merit was recommended by the vain hope that his kinsman Theudes, the Spanish monarch, would support the common interest of the Gothic nation. The success of his arms in Liguria and Venetia seemed to justify their choice; but he soon declared to the world that he was incapable of forgiving or commanding his benefactor.

Edward Gibbon - History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4

The long continuance of the Italian war delayed the punishment of the Visigoths; and the eyes of Theudes were closed before they tasted the fruits of his mistaken policy. After his death, the sceptre of Spain was disputed by a civil war.

Edward Gibbon - History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4

After the failure of the royal line, Theudes, a valiant and powerful chief, ascended the throne of Spain, which he had formerly administered in the name of Theodoric and his infant grandson.

Edward Gibbon - History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4