Berto 1 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | E/M VIII |
| Variant Names | Verto |
| Ethnicity | Lombard |
| Locations | Spoletium (Umbria) (residence); Spoletium (Umbria); Fanum (Pentapolis); Forum Sempronii (Pentapolis); Spoletium (Umbria) (birthplace) |
| Textual Sources | Paulus Diaconus, Historia Gentis Langobardorum, ed. L. Bethmann and G. Waitz, MGH, Scr. Rer. Lang., pp. 12-187; also in MGH, Scr. Rer. Ger. 48, pp. 49-242 (history) |
Berto 1 was a native of Spoletium and a Lombard, he was a soldier who took part in the attack on Ratchis 1 and Aistulf 1 between Fanum Fortunae and Forum Sempronii by a joint force of Romans and Lombards of Spoletium; described as very brave, Berto 1 challenged Ratchis 1 personally, only to be struck off his horse by him; however Ratchis 1 allowed him to make his escape: Paul. Diac., Hist. Lang. VI 56.
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