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    Majorian (Latin: Iulius Valerius Maiorianus; died 7 August 461) was the Western Roman emperor from 457 to 461. A prominent commander in the Western military...
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    Aetius alongside the comes domesticorum Majorian, whom he befriended. Historian Penny MacGeorge writes, "Majorian certainly, and Ricimer probably, had served...
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    472. Majorian: 457–461 (Not recognized by Eastern emperor) Majorian was proclaimed Western emperor on 28 December 456. On 7 August 461, Majorian was compelled...
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    alliance Majorian had made with Vandal king Gaiseric crumbled as the Vandals raided Italy.: 435 : 227  In Gaul and Dalmatia officials loyal to Majorian refused...
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  • Majorian, who appointed him magister militum per Gallias ("Master of the Soldiers for Gaul") in 458. After the general Ricimer assassinated Majorian and...
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    appointment of Aegidius as magister militum of Roman Gaul by Emperor Majorian. When Majorian was killed on the orders of Ricimer in 461, Aegidius maintained...
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    to negotiate peace with Majorian, who refuses. The Vandals devastate Mauretania and Moorish warriors poison the wells. Majorian assembles a large fleet...
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    Visigoths of Theoderic II against the Western Roman Empire of Emperor Majorian. The war began in 457 with a revolt of the Goths in Aquitania that pushed...
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  • Arelate was fought in 458 near Arelate (Arles) between Western Roman Emperor Majorian and Visigothic king Theodoric II. After the assassination of Flavius Aetius...
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    calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Emperor Majorian builds a Roman fleet at Miseno and Ravenna. He strengthens the army, by...
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    Marcian, as well as that of the army and its commanders (the generals Majorian and Ricimer) and the Vandals of Gaiseric. On 1 January 456, Avitus took...
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    Marcian, as well as those of the army and its commanders (the Generals Majorian and Ricimer). Moreover, his relationship with the eastern part of the empire...
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    August 2 – Majorian is arrested near Tortona (Northern Italy), and deposed by Ricimer (magister militum) as puppet emperor. August 7 – Majorian, having been...
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  • with Aegidius, he commanded the army of the Western Emperor, Majorian. That same year Majorian started a military campaign to re-conquer Gaul; the army,...
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    (modern Arras) was probably sacked by the Franks as well. Roman general Majorian, who would become the Western Roman emperor in 457, reportedly suppressed...
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    Cartagena occurred on May 13, 460 (or 461) and was part of the wars of Majorian. Although many sources call it battle of Cartagena, the battle did not...
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    invaders of Italy by one of his subordinates, Majorian was acclaimed as Augustus.[citation needed] Majorian is described by Gibbon as "a great and heroic...
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  • reclaim North Africa, inflicting devastating defeats on the forces of Majorian in 460 and Basiliscus in 468. As a result, the Romans abandoned their campaign...
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  • under Majorian. In late 458 Majorian entered Septimania (now southern France) to attack Theodoric and reclaim the province for the empire. Majorian defeated...
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    emperor, and the power was in the hands of the Western generals, Ricimer and Majorian, and the Eastern Magister militum, the Alan Aspar. As Aspar could not sit...
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    Attalus Constantius III Joannes Valentinian III Petronius Maximus Avitus Majorian Severus III Anthemius Olybrius Glycerius Julius Nepos Romulus Augustulus...
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    Visigoth king Theodoric II and ruled for two years; he was deposed by Majorian, who ruled for four years before being killed by his general Ricimer in...
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    us to associate Childeric's expulsion with Majorian's accession and appointment of Aegidius. ... Majorian's commander on the Loire, Aegidius, refused to...
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  • 14–15) does not mention the Emperor's return from Hispania and said that Majorian died of dysentery: it is possible that the news has been put about by Ricimer...
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  • Emperor Majorian defeated an Alemanni invasion of Italy. Gothic War (457-458) 458 Battle of Toulouse (458) – The Western Roman Emperor Majorian defeated...
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    Attalus Constantius III Joannes Valentinian III Petronius Maximus Avitus Majorian Severus III Anthemius Olybrius Glycerius Julius Nepos Romulus Augustulus...
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    empress" and de facto ruler of the Western Roman Empire from 425 to 437. Majorian (420–461), Roman Emperor between 457 and 461. He was the last emperor universally...
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    of Vandal Africa, with him coming from Sicily and Majorian invading from Hispania, but before Majorian could begin his campaign the Vandals inflicted a...
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    Attalus Constantius III Joannes Valentinian III Petronius Maximus Avitus Majorian Severus III Anthemius Olybrius Glycerius Julius Nepos Romulus Augustulus...
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    Avitus became emperor in 455 and Sidonius wrote a panegyric for him. In 457 Majorian deprived Avitus of the empire and seized the city of Lyons; Sidonius fell...
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