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165- Reviving the Roman Name

The History of Rome

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Wallia and the Goths - The Second Great Consequence of Atoll's Death

The Goths had been on a pretty good run since the death of Stilico. But suddenly they were wedged into a corner of Spain, and everyone else starving. So one of Wallia's first acts upon becoming the new king was to open negotiations with Constantius. The Roman general announced that he was happy to lift the blockade and hand over all the grain the Goths would ever need in return for two conditions. First, the Goths must fight for Rome, rather than for themselves, and in effect become little more than a division within the Roman army. Second, they must surrender the Emperor's sister, Gaglia Placidia. In 415, Wallia cashed

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