Ariulf of Spoleto
Ariulf (died 602) was the second Duke of Spoleto from 592 (the death of Faroald[1]) until his own death.[2]
In 592, Ariulf, whose position in
exarch of Ravenna, who considered himself the imperial representative in Italy and superior to the popes. Ariulf's successes were brief: the exarch's forces retook the Roman fortifications and the city of Perugia
, and cleared the roads for the time being.
He then assisted
Saint Sabinus
, the martyred hero of Spoleto, helping him, and was thus led to convert to Catholic Christianity.
Notes
- ^ The dates of Ariulf's reign are either 591–601 or 592–602.
- ISBN 978-1-304-58135-8.
Sources
- Paul the Deacon (1907). History of the Lombards. Translated by Foulke, William Dudley. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania.
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