Ascan | |
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| Born | Late 5th century or early 6th century Pannonia (?) |
| Died | 19 April 531 AD |
Ascan (died 19 April 531) was a Byzantine dux[1] of Hunnish descent. He fought at the Battle of Dara in 530, and at the Battle of Callinicum one year later, where he put up a brave fight when his flank was exposed, dying on the field.[2]
- ^ Malalas, John. "Chronography Bks 1-7, 10-18". Topos Text. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ Hodgkin, Thomas (1885). Italy and Her Invaders: The Ostrogothic invasion, 476-535. 1885. Clarendon Press. p. 655. ISBN 9780598984241. Retrieved 25 October 2022.