- Agila I
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AGIL Paradigm .Agila I (also "Achila", "Akhila", "Aquila", or "Agil") was Visigothic King of
Hispania (theIberian Peninsula ) (549–554). During his reign, in 551, a rival to the throne,Athanagild , arranged thatJustinian I , the Eastern Roman emperor, should send a Roman force fromGaul to seize lands in southern Hispania, forming the province ofSpania .So in 554 Justinian's armies took Andalusia and
Granada , leading to much rejoicing by the local people, who were mostly Hispano-Romans.In Hispania at this time the Visigoths still hadn't won the hearts and minds of their supposed subjects. Indeed, in most respects, the Kingdom of the Visigoths consisted only of the Visigothic populace; the Hispano-Romans pledged their fealty to
Imperial Rome . This was despite the weakness of Rome's power, particularly in the west.During the conflict, King Agila was defeated and killed near
Seville . Athanagild then became king of Visigothic Hispania.ources
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