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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Herberto, post: 4249097, member: 74222&quot;]I am not sure if my thread belongs here.</p><p><br /></p><p>For the record English is not my first- nor second-language. For that reason I need some help.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the 400s the western part of Roman Empire collapsed unlike the eastern part which remained for 1000 years more.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am reading David Potter’s “Rome in the Ancient World”, and I am not quite sure that I understand the text fully:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1084364[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>What do “was expressing a desire for greater intimacy” and “evaded her brother’s clutches” mean exactly? - Did Honorius try to have sex with his sister? </p><p><br /></p><p>And what does “ill-will” mean in this context? </p><p><br /></p><p>And who is “the governor” that Galla summoned to fight Aetius?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I try to summarize it, and please correct me:</p><p><br /></p><p>The Vandals were in Spain, and later the Visigoths arrived to the peninsula. The Vandals intended to migrate to North Africa.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Honorius married his sister, Galla, to Constantius III. The latter died. Then Honorius wanted to have sex with his sister (??), so Galla flee to Constantinople. Honorius died later. The officials in Italy tried to place John as the emperor, but Galla protested, and instead her son Valentinian became emperor of the western part of Roman Empire. But Aetius, a high ranked general during Honorius’ time, said no. So Galla summoned “the governor” (who is he?), and thus Vandals managed to take Carthage without trouble because the Romans were engaged in infight.</p><p><br /></p><p>Have I undestood it correct? - If I have, then tell me who &quot;the governor&quot; is, and what &quot;ill-will&quot; means?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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