Butheric

Butheric (Butherich; Buthericus; ? - 390) was a Roman general of Gothic descent. Under the reign of emperor Theodosius I, Butheric was stationed in Thessalonica as a magister militum. In 390, Butheric was murdered by the rebellious populace after having arrested a popular homosexual chariot racer. In retaliation, Theodosius authorized his Gothic soldiers to punish the people of city, in what is known as the Massacre of Thessalonica.