Atalth's Decay

Erosius reports that upon marrying Placidia, Atalth declared that he wanted to convert all Roman territory into a Gothic Empire. The Roman Empire was weakening by the day but even in its current state of decay it was still too powerful for the Goths to simply overthrow and replace with something else. It is thus reasonable to presume that Atalth's ambitions were now firmly focused on creating a Gothic ascendancy within the framework of the Empire. Like the Spanish nobles who took over the Empire in the 2nd century, with a little luck the 5th century would belong to the Goths - giving the Empire just the shot in the arm it needed.