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Ricimer (/ˈrɪsɪmər/ RISS-im-ər, Latin: [ˈrɪkɪmɛr]; c. 418 – 19
August 472) was a
Romanized Germanic general, who
ruled the
remaining territory of the...
- militum,
Ricimer.
Severus was the
first of a
series of
emperors who were
highly dependent on the general, and it is
often presumed that
Ricimer held most...
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Empire during the
second half of 456 AD. The
Roman generals Majori**** and
Ricimer revolted against the
Western Roman emperor Avitus who was
appointed by...
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power by
Ricimer, the
magister militum of
Germanic descent, and was
mainly interested in religion,
while the
actual power was held by
Ricimer and his nephew...
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between supporters of the
Western Roman general Ricimer and the
Western Roman emperor Anthemius.
Ricimer had
previously established Anthemius as emperor...
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undisputed control of
North Africa.
Anthemius quickly began to butt
heads with
Ricimer, his own
general of
Gothic descent, who had long been the real
power behind...
- well as that of the army and its
commanders (the
generals Majorian and
Ricimer) and the
Vandals of Gaiseric. On 1
January 456,
Avitus took the consulate...
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Western military,
Majorian deposed Avitus in 457 with the aid of his ally
Ricimer at the
Battle of Placentia.
Possessing little more than
Italy and Dalmatia...
- the Romans. In the
conflict between 461 and 468 his main
opponents were:
Ricimer, commander-in-chief of the
Western Roman army and
strongman in the west...
- be an
effective threat to Italy.
Ricimer had just destro**** a
pirate fleet of
sixty Vandal ships.
Majorian and
Ricimer marched against Avitus, and defeated...
