456 in der Geschichte

Remistus, Roman general (magister militum), is besieged by a Gothic force at Ravenna and later executed in the Palace in Classis, outside the city.

Remistus · Magister militum · Siege · Goths · Ravenna

The Visigoths under king Theodoric II, acting on orders of the Roman emperor Avitus, invade Iberia with an army of Burgundians, Franks and Goths, led by the kings Chilperic I and Gondioc. They defeat the Suebi under king Rechiar on the river Urbicus near Astorga (Gallaecia).

Visigoths · Theodoric II · Avitus · Iberia · Burgundians

Magister militum Ricimer defeats Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the Western Roman Empire.

Magister militum · Ricimer · Avitus · Piacenza · Western Roman Empire

The Visigoths brutally sack the Suebi's capital of Braga (Portugal), and the town's churches are burnt to the ground.

Visigoths · Suebi · Braga

Remistus, Roman general

Remistus