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Encyclopedia > Agila II

Agila II was claimed by some to be a king of the Visigoths in Hispania after the defeat of Roderic in 711 CE. On Visigothic king lists, when his reign is recognized, Agila becomes Agila I. The Visigoths were one of two main branches of the Goths, the Ostrogoths being the other. ... Hispania was the name given by the Romans to the whole of the Iberian Peninsula (modern Portugal, Spain, Andorra and Gibraltar) and to two provinces created there in the period of the Roman Republic: Hispania Citerior and Hispania Ulterior. ... Roderic (or Roderick; Rodrigo in Spanish and Portuguese, see Rurik for etymology), was the last king of the Visigoths (710—711). ... Agila (Agil) was king of the Visigoths in Hispania (549–554 CE). ...



Preceded by:
Roderic
King of the Visigoths
711–714
Succeeded by:
Ardo


Roderic (or Roderick; Rodrigo in Spanish and Portuguese, see Rurik for etymology), was the last king of the Visigoths (710—711). ... The Visigoths, originally Tervingi, or Vesi (the noble ones), one of the two main branches of the Goths (of which the Ostrogothi were the other), were one of the loosely-termed Germanic peoples that disturbed the late Roman Empire. ...



 
 

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