[gothic-l] The Eighteenth Gothic-Roman War 408-410 AD

[andreas.schwarcz at UNIVIE.AC.AT]

Dear Bertil,
Athaulf received neither Gaul nor a magisterium militum from 
Honorius. He reached an understanding with him at the turn of 
412/413 and seems to have been promised settlement in Gaul and 
a supply of grains in exchange for fighting against the usurper 
Iovinus, which he did and sent the heads of Iovinus and his brother 
Sebastianus to Honorius. But according to Olympiodorus, here our 
main contemporary source, the promises of Honorius were not 
fulfilled and Athaulf did not return Galla Placidia to her brother. 
Instead of that he married her. Attalus attended the nuptials, but 
the bridegroom was Athaulf. He and Galla had a son named 
Theodosius, who was born at the beginning of 415, but died already 
before Athaulf was murdered in the summer of the same year.
Kind regards
               Andreas   
Ao.Univ.Prof.Dr.Andreas Schwarcz
Institut für österreichische Geschichtsforschung
Universität Wien
Dr.Karl Lueger-Ring 1
A-1010 Wien
Österreich
Tel.0043/1/42-77/272-16
Fax 0043/142-77/92-72


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