In 430, Aetius had the Magister Utriusque MilitiaeFlavius Constantius Felix executed by the army, as he was allegedly plotting against Aetius. According to Wijnendaele, Aetius was lured into confronting Bonifatius by being appointed Consul in 432, where he was deposed and Bonifatius appointed by Galla Placidia. Aetius and Bonifatius then departed the court of Ravenna, gathered their bucellarii, and met five Roman miles outside of Rimini. Aetius had brought his own troops from the West where he had intended to confront the Sueves, while Bonifatius had brought part of his troops from Africa, most likely being composed of his personal bucellarii and local Italian troops.[1] Allegedly, Aetius had a longer lance and utilized it to spear Bonifatius in personal combat during the battle. Bonifatius, though victorious, was mortally wounded during the battle and died several months later.[2] He was succeeded by his son-in-law, Sebastian, who tried to have the retired Aetius assassinated. Aetius fled to the Huns and returned possibly with a large army of Huns. Sebastian, who was unpopular with the army and the court, was exiled and Aetius quickly became the de facto manager of the Western Roman Empire.[3]
battle, rimini, this, article, about, battle, battle, ravenna, disambiguation, other, battles, fought, this, location, battle, rimini, fought, between, strong, western, roman, empire, very, recently, deposed, magister, utriusque, militiae, flavius, aetius, new. This article is about the 432 battle see Battle of Ravenna disambiguation for other battles fought at this location The Battle of Rimini was fought in 432 between the two strong men of the Western Roman Empire the very recently deposed Magister Utriusque Militiae Flavius Aetius and the newly appointed Magister Utriusque Militiae Bonifatius Bonifacius or Boniface Battle of RiminiGalla Placidia wife of Constantius III and mother of Valentinian III Date432 ADLocationNear Rimini present day ItalyResultBonifacius victorious but mortally woundedCommanders and leadersBonifacius DOW Flavius AetiusStrengthLess than 7 000 BucellariiLess than 7 000 BucellariiCasualties and lossesBonifatius mortally woundedUnknown In 430 Aetius had the Magister Utriusque Militiae Flavius Constantius Felix executed by the army as he was allegedly plotting against Aetius According to Wijnendaele Aetius was lured into confronting Bonifatius by being appointed Consul in 432 where he was deposed and Bonifatius appointed by Galla Placidia Aetius and Bonifatius then departed the court of Ravenna gathered their bucellarii and met five Roman miles outside of Rimini Aetius had brought his own troops from the West where he had intended to confront the Sueves while Bonifatius had brought part of his troops from Africa most likely being composed of his personal bucellarii and local Italian troops 1 Allegedly Aetius had a longer lance and utilized it to spear Bonifatius in personal combat during the battle Bonifatius though victorious was mortally wounded during the battle and died several months later 2 He was succeeded by his son in law Sebastian who tried to have the retired Aetius assassinated Aetius fled to the Huns and returned possibly with a large army of Huns Sebastian who was unpopular with the army and the court was exiled and Aetius quickly became the de facto manager of the Western Roman Empire 3 Notes edit Hughes Ian Aetius Attila s Nemesis Pen amp Sword 2012 ISBN 1848842791 p 85 Wijnendaele Jeroen P 2016 Last of the Romans Bonifatius Warlord and Comes Africae New York Bloomsbury Academic pp 89 104 Wijnendaele Jeroen P 2016 Last of the Romans Bonifatius Warlord and Comes Africae New York Bloomsbury Academic pp 105 106 44 25 N 12 12 E 44 417 N 12 200 E 44 417 12 200 nbsp This article about a battle or war of Ancient Roman history is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Rimini 432 amp oldid 1156251471, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
