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Tarrach
(died 515) was a
Hun
military officer for the
East Roman Empire
. He was the assassin of the officer Cyril. Tarrach was credited as the "fiercest of the Huns".
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Otto Maenchen-Helfen
listed his name among those of undetermined origin. He noted that, if he was baptized, his original pagan name might have been assimilated to
Tarachus
, the name of one of the three martyrs of Cappadocia.
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The general
Vitalian
employed him to assassinate Cyril. Cyril was an officer who had been appointed by the Emperor instead of the unpopular
Hypatius
. Cyril immediately marched to Lower Moesia, but Vitalian sent Tarrach, who successfully assassinated him.
In 515 Vitalian mobilized his army, with Tarrach as one of its officers, and marched towards
Constantinople
for a second time, but was defeated and retreated north with his troops.
After the collapse of Vitalian's second rebellion, Tarrach was captured. Described as the "fiercest of the Huns", he was tortured and burned at the stake in
Chalcedon
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