Europe 426: Siege of Arles
February 426
Feb 426
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Siege of Arles
In October 425, at the behest of the Eastern emperor Theodosius II, the six-year-old Valentinian III was proclaimed emperor in Rome, but, even after Eastern forces withdrew from Italy in March 426, the new emperor remained a figurehead. Instead, power in the West now resided in the hands of Valentinian’s mother Galla Placidia and three rival generals: Felix in Italy, Bonifatius in Africa, and Aetius in Gaul. Initially the weakest of the three, Aetius’ first task was to drive back the Visigoths, who had taken advantage of Western turmoil to besiege Arelate (Arles), the Gallic capital.
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