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| 4th century births | |
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Flavius Victor was the infant son of Magnus Maximus by his wife Helen, allegedly the daughter of Octavius . He was proclaimed an Augustus from 384 to his death in 388 . Victor's father was considered a usurper of the Western Roman Empire . He negotiated receiving recognition by the legitimate Augusti Valentinian II and Theodosius I . When negotiations failed, Maximus pressed the matter by proclaiming his son an Augustus, indicating an attempt to secure a succession. This method had been used by former Emperor Valentinian I who declared his son and heir Gratian an Augustus in 367 and by Theodosius who had declared his own son and heir Arcadius an Augustus in 383 . Maximus and Victor gained recognition of their legitimacy for their co-reign by Theodosius in 386 . In 387 , Maximus campaigned in Italy against Valentinian II. Victor was left behind in Trier . His father defeated Valentinian but failed against a then hostile Theodosius in 388. Theodosius send Arbogastes in Trier to slay Victor. Victor's death left Valentinian II, Theodosius and Arcadius as the sole Augusti in the Empire. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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