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162- Opening the Floodgates

The History of Rome

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Stilico's Response to the Invasion of Gaul

Stilico's response to the invasion of Gaul was clearly not all that it should have been. The local Gallic Ministry now headquartered down in Leon, dispatches from the northern front were few. Constantine identified an isolated group of Saxons as a good place to start his campaign. Though the battle itself couldn't have been more than a glorified skirmish, when Constantine defeated the Saxons, it was a huge propaganda boon to his cause.

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