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Avitus, Marcus Maecilius

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Avitus, Marcus Maecilius (died AD 456)

Roman emperor from AD 455, a native of the Auvergne. He was prefect of Gaul and waged war successfully against the Huns and the Vandals. He was ambassador at the court of Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths, and became emperor of the western Roman provinces on the death of Petronius Maximus. He was deposed in the following year.



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