The eastern court at Constantinople has refused…

April 455 CE

The eastern court at Constantinople has refused to recognize Maximus’s accession, so to further secure his position, Maximus quickly recalls Avitus, appoints him as Master of Soldiers, and sends him on a mission to Toulouse to the court of Theodoric II, who had succeeded to his father, at Toulouse.

This embassy probably confirmed to the new king and his people the condition of foederati of the Empire and asked for their support for the new Emperor.

Maximus also proceeds to cancel the betrothal of Licinia’s daughter, Eudocia, to Huneric, the son of the Vandal king Genseric.

This infuriates the Vandal king, who only needs the excuse of Licinia’s despairing appeal to the Vandal court for help to begin preparations for the invasion of Italy.

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Rome > Roma Lazio Italy View →

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Avitus View → Genseric View → Huneric View → Licinia Eudoxia View → Majorian View → Petronius Maximus View → Princess Eudocia View → Theodoric II View → Valentinian III View →

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Scythians, or Sakas View → East, or Oriens, Praetorian prefecture of View → Italy, Praetorian prefecture of View → Roman Empire, Western (Ravenna) View → Italy, Diocese of View → Visigothic Kingdom of Toulouse View → Vandals and the Alans, Kingdom of the View →

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