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Topic: Arelate, Battle of
Location: Jena Thuringen Germany

Arelate, Battle of

Years: 458 - 458

The Battle of Arelate is fought in late 458 near Arelate (Arles) between Western Roman Emperor Majorian and Visigothic king Theodoric II.

After the assassination of Flavius Aetius in 454, the Visigoths began to expand their kingdom at the expense of the crumbling Roman administration in Gaul and Hispania.

When Majorian becomes emperor in 457, the Visigoths under king Theodoric II had just recently defeated the Suebic Kingdom in northwest Hispania and are consolidating their hold on the rest of the peninsula.

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