- Ariulf of Spoleto
Ariulf (died 602) was the second
duke of Spoleto from 592 (the death of Faroald [The dates of Ariulf's reign are either 591–601 or 592–602.] ) to his own death.In 592, Ariulf, whose position at
Spoleto and control of key points along theVia Flaminia , the key communication betweenRavenna andRome , to cut its alternative, the fortifiedVia Amerina , and capture several Byzantine cities. He took several strongholds inLatium and threatened Rome, whereGregory the Great , cut off from the Exarchate, was forced to make a separate peace with him, to the intense dissatisfaction ofRomanus (exarch) ,Exarch of Ravenna , who considered himself the Imperial representative in Italy and popes' superior. Ariulf's successes were brief: the Exarch's forces retook the Roman fortifications and the city ofPerugia and cleared the roads for the time being.He then assisted
Arechis I of Benevento in besiegingNaples , another important city of Imperial Italy. He won a great victory atCamerino , where according toPaul the Deacon , he claimed to have seenSaint Sabinus , the martyr-hero of Spoleto, aiding him and was thus led to convert to Catholic Christianity.Notes
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Paul the Deacon . [http://www.northvegr.org/lore/langobard/index.php (northvegr.org) "Historia Langobardorum"] .
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