The Germanic General Richimer and the Italian Legions Moved on a Vetus

Richemer had demonstrated his military talents throughout the summer by besting the vandals in skirmish after skirmish, eventually forcing gensera to call his men and take stock of his sudden change in fortune. The year before, the vandal king had stood on the capitaline hill deciding whether or not to burn rome to the ground. And now his men couldn't even raid the coast of sicily without getting tripped up. Avitus was blamed for the grain shortages, even though there was little he could do about it. Nd by the autumn of four 56, it was clear that it was time to get out of rome while the getting was good. Better to