11-04-2013, 03:34 PM
Olybrius was right to calculate the Goths would be Loyal to Stilicho.
When Aetius was executed the Illyrian Army defected to Marcellinus, Majoran was unable to win over anything more than the Protectores (When he was appointed Comes Domesticorum in 454) and the Roman Armies and Aetius' Bucellarii all basically were no longer loyal to the Empire, they had free reign to do what they wanted and to put whomever they wanted on the Throne. That's part of how Ricimer and Avitus came to power - Avitus, with the help of the Visigoths who would in turn become the second barbarian kingdom, was put on the throne and the Army was loyal to his capable leadership.
When Aetius was executed the Illyrian Army defected to Marcellinus, Majoran was unable to win over anything more than the Protectores (When he was appointed Comes Domesticorum in 454) and the Roman Armies and Aetius' Bucellarii all basically were no longer loyal to the Empire, they had free reign to do what they wanted and to put whomever they wanted on the Throne. That's part of how Ricimer and Avitus came to power - Avitus, with the help of the Visigoths who would in turn become the second barbarian kingdom, was put on the throne and the Army was loyal to his capable leadership.
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