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Eparchius Avitus, born of a distinguished Gallic …
Years: 451 - 451
Eparchius Avitus, born of a distinguished Gallic family, is a son-in-law of the Christian writer Sidonius Apollinaris, whose poetry is an important source for our knowledge of him.
By taking advantage of his great influence with the Visigoths who are settled at Toulouse, Avitus is able in 451 to persuade Theodoric, the first Visigothic leader who can properly be described as a monarch, to join Aetius in repelling the invasion of Gaul by the Huns under Attila.
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- Goths (East Germanic tribe)
- Huns
- Hunnic Empire
- Roman Empire, Western (Ravenna)
- Visigothic Kingdom of Toulouse
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- Late Antiquity
- Migration Period
- Hun Raids on the Roman Empire
- Fall of the Western Roman Empire
- Visigothic Raids on the Roman Empire, Later
- Migration Period Pessimum
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Years: 451 - 451
Locations
People
Groups
- Goths (East Germanic tribe)
- Huns
- Hunnic Empire
- Roman Empire, Western (Ravenna)
- Visigothic Kingdom of Toulouse
Topics
- Late Antiquity
- Migration Period
- Hun Raids on the Roman Empire
- Fall of the Western Roman Empire
- Visigothic Raids on the Roman Empire, Later
- Migration Period Pessimum
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions