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Theodosius gathered a massive army, including Roman legions, Gothic federates, and other barbarian contingents. He marched west in the spring of 388.

In 383 CE, the Roman general Magnus Maximus (a Spaniard serving in Britain) was proclaimed emperor by his troops. He rebelled against the Western Roman Emperor Gratian, defeated and killed him, and established his capital at Trier (in modern Germany). Maximus then ruled much of Gaul, Britain, and Spain, while the legitimate Western court under the child-emperor Valentinian II (and his powerful mother, Justina) fled to the East, seeking aid from Theodosius I, the Eastern Roman Emperor. jul 388

Theodosius advanced on Aquileia. Magnus Maximus’ soldiers, seeing the cause lost, surrendered their commander. Maximus was captured and executed on August 28, 388 . Theodosius then reunited the entire Roman Empire under his sole authority (for the last time before the permanent division after 395 CE). Theodosius gathered a massive army, including Roman legions,

Theodosius I, a skilled general and devout Nicene Christian, initially recognized Maximus as a co-emperor to avoid war. However, in 387, Maximus invaded Italy, forcing Valentinian II and Justina to flee across the Adriatic to Thessalonica (in modern Greece). This act pushed Theodosius to act. He rebelled against the Western Roman Emperor Gratian,