Roman general Aegidius
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Roman general Aegidius was a 5th-century Roman military commander in Gaul who ruled the breakaway Domain of Soissons after the collapse of central imperial authority in the West.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Aegidius | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
5th-century person
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Roman general ⓘ Roman governor ⓘ ruler of a breakaway Roman domain ⓘ |
| activeYears | c. 450s–460s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Aegidius of Soissons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Majorian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Domain of Soissons as last Roman stronghold in Gaul
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collapse of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| child | Syagrius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Western Roman–Germanic conflicts in Gaul ⓘ |
| controlled | Roman rump state in northern Gaul ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Western Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 464 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Soissons region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| ethnicCulture | Roman ⓘ |
| governanceType | de facto independent Roman military rule ⓘ |
| governedFrom | Soissons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | collapse of central imperial authority in the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Northern Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| loyalty | Emperor Majorian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Roman army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Aegidius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Battle of Orléans (c. 463) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
forming a semi-independent Roman enclave after Majorian’s death
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maintaining Roman authority in northern Gaul after 461 ⓘ resistance to Visigothic expansion in Gaul ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Gaul
NERFINISHED
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Soissons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Franks
NERFINISHED
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Ricimer NERFINISHED ⓘ Visigoths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalEntityRuled | Kingdom/Domain of Soissons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
magister militum per Gallias
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military commander in Gaul ⓘ |
| predecessor | Flavius Aetius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionAfterHisRule | Syagrius’ kingdom of Soissons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity (probable) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruled | Domain of Soissons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Syagrius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century ⓘ |
| victoryOver | Visigoths at Orléans ⓘ |
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