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<p>[QUOTE="Magnus Maximus, post: 2223082, member: 73473"]On 28th August 388, Magnus Maximus was beheaded in Aquileia after 3 brutal and short battles with the eastern emperor Theodosius I. His death ended direct Imperial presence in Northern Gaul, Britain, and the Rhine frontier. The three battles that led to Maximus's death are lacking many details but it seems they were nasty and short affairs.</p><p>At the Battle of the Save, Maximus and Theodosius were locked in a stalemate; Maximus's Alemanni foederati and Legions from Gaul vs Theodosius's Huns and Eastern Army. Ultimately the huns and their bows proved decisive and Maximus's withdrew to Aquileia.</p><p>The Eastern Army caught up with him and the city surrendered him over.</p><p>The Civil War of Maximus further hastened the decline and fall of the Western Roman Army, many Legionaries who had been taken off duty from Britain or Gaul were now lost.</p><p>Within 90 years the Western Empire would cease to exist.</p><p>On a happier note, Maximus would live on in history as the founder of the Welsh nation. Though I cannot back that up with any evidence I think it's a nice place to end.</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]jjFHqMxLGjg[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>Sources</p><p><a href="http://www.britannica.com/biography/Magnus-Maximus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.britannica.com/biography/Magnus-Maximus" rel="nofollow">http://www.britannica.com/biography/Magnus-Maximus</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Sulpicius Severus. <i>Dialogi.</i> C. Halm ed., <i>CSEL 1</i>. Vienna,</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.roman-emperors.org/madmax.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.roman-emperors.org/madmax.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.roman-emperors.org/madmax.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Post your coins of Magnus Maximus.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]435819[/ATTACH]</p><p>AR Siliqua Trier mint</p><p>383-388</p><p>2.05 Grams</p><p>[ATTACH=full]435820[/ATTACH]</p><p>Magnus Maximus AR Siliqua Trier mint</p><p>2.0 Grams</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><i>"This silver coin is one of the few ancient relics left that echo the name of this man who wished to rule the world."</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Magnus Maximus, post: 2223082, member: 73473"]On 28th August 388, Magnus Maximus was beheaded in Aquileia after 3 brutal and short battles with the eastern emperor Theodosius I. His death ended direct Imperial presence in Northern Gaul, Britain, and the Rhine frontier. The three battles that led to Maximus's death are lacking many details but it seems they were nasty and short affairs. At the Battle of the Save, Maximus and Theodosius were locked in a stalemate; Maximus's Alemanni foederati and Legions from Gaul vs Theodosius's Huns and Eastern Army. Ultimately the huns and their bows proved decisive and Maximus's withdrew to Aquileia. The Eastern Army caught up with him and the city surrendered him over. The Civil War of Maximus further hastened the decline and fall of the Western Roman Army, many Legionaries who had been taken off duty from Britain or Gaul were now lost. Within 90 years the Western Empire would cease to exist. On a happier note, Maximus would live on in history as the founder of the Welsh nation. Though I cannot back that up with any evidence I think it's a nice place to end. [MEDIA=youtube]jjFHqMxLGjg[/MEDIA] Sources [url]http://www.britannica.com/biography/Magnus-Maximus[/url] Sulpicius Severus. [I]Dialogi.[/I] C. Halm ed., [I]CSEL 1[/I]. Vienna, [url]http://www.roman-emperors.org/madmax.htm[/url] Post your coins of Magnus Maximus. [ATTACH=full]435819[/ATTACH] AR Siliqua Trier mint 383-388 2.05 Grams [ATTACH=full]435820[/ATTACH] Magnus Maximus AR Siliqua Trier mint 2.0 Grams [I]"This silver coin is one of the few ancient relics left that echo the name of this man who wished to rule the world."[/I][/QUOTE]
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