Although Amalaric eventually became king in his own right, the political continuity of the Visigothic kingdom was broken; "Amalaric's succession was the result of new power structures, not old ones," as Heather describes it.
Meskipun Amalarik akhirnya menjadi raja dengan sendirinya, kontinuitas politik kerajaan Visigothik hancur; "Suksesi Amalarik adalah hasil dari struktur kekuasaan baru, bukan yang lama," seperti yang digambarkan Heather.