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Hortarius (German:Hortar) was anAlemannic king in the 4th century.
Hortarius is mentioned by theRoman historianAmmianus Marcellinus.[1] After defeating the Roman army masterBarbatio in 357, the Alemannic kings Hortarius,Suomarius,Urius,Ursicinus andVestralpus united under the leadership ofChnodomarius andAgenaric and moved against the Roman commander Severus at theBattle of Strasbourg. After losing the battle, Hortarius was able to escape execution by proving materials to the Romans. In 358,emperorJulian made a peace treaty with Hortarius and he remained at peace with the Romans who were allowed to cross his lands.
Another Alemannic nobleman called Hortarius served together withBitheridus, a chieftain of theBucinobantes, as a troop leader in theRoman army under Valentinian I. He was soon accused however, by the dux Florentius, of conspiring with Macrian and other Allemanic leaders and was subsequently tortured and burnt alive.
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