# Butheric

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Roman-Gothic general (d. 390 CE)

**Butheric** ([German](/source/German_language): *Butherich*; [Latin](/source/Latin_language): *Buthericus*; died 390) was a [Roman](/source/Roman_Empire) general of [Gothic](/source/Goths) descent. Under the reign of [emperor](/source/Roman_emperor) [Theodosius I](/source/Theodosius_I), Butheric was stationed in [Thessalonica](/source/Thessaloniki) as a [magister militum](/source/Magister_militum). According to [Sozomen](/source/Sozomen), in June of the year 390 he had a famous circus charioteer arrested in Thessalonica, who openly practiced [pederasty](/source/Pederasty). This was based on the emperor's law which punished "sin against nature" with death. The population reacted violently against the arrest, both for the popularity of the charioteer and for prejudices against Goths. Butheric was lynched by the mob in the circus. In retaliation, Theodosius authorized his Gothic soldiers to punish the people of city, in what is known as the [Massacre of Thessalonica](/source/Massacre_of_Thessalonica).[1]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Curran, John (1988). [*The Cambridge Ancient History, Late empire, A.D. 337-425. Volume 13*](https://archive.org/details/Cambridge-Ancient-History/Cambridge%20Ancient%20History%20Volume%2013%20The%20Late%20Empire%2C%20AD%20337%E2%80%93425/page/n1/mode/2up). Cambridge University Press. p. 108. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

## Sources

- [Alexander Demandt](/source/Alexander_Demandt): Magister militum. In: [Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft](/source/Realencyclop%C3%A4die_der_classischen_Altertumswissenschaft) (RE). Supplementband XII, Stuttgart 1970, Sp. 553–790, hier 717.

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