Wallia

Alaric, king of the Goths, insisted at the same time on being recognized as an officer in the Roman service, the master general of Illyricum.

His successor, Atholf, while conquering in Gaul and Wallia, while conquering in Spain, professed to restore these provinces to the obedience of Honorius.

But nevertheless, the great revolution which was to override all resisting forces and the deeply planted habits of ages had come.

From Alaric and his victorious policy two things date which speedily altered the condition of the Latin world.

Alaric, king of the Goths, insisted at the same time on being recognized as an officer in the Roman service, the master general of Illyricum.

His successor, Atholf, while conquering in Gaul and Wallia, while conquering in Spain, professed to restore these provinces to the obedience of Honorius.

But nevertheless, the great revolution which was to override all resisting forces and the deeply planted habits of ages had come.

From Alaric and his victorious policy two things date which speedily altered the condition of the Latin world.

Alaric, king of the Goths, insisted at the same time on being recognized as an officer in the Roman service, the master general of Illyricum.

His successor, Atholf, while conquering in Gaul and Wallia, while conquering in Spain, professed to restore these provinces to the obedience of Honorius.

But nevertheless, the great revolution which was to override all resisting forces and the deeply planted habits of ages had come.

From Alaric and his victorious policy two things date which speedily altered the condition of the Latin world.

Alaric, king of the Goths, insisted at the same time on being recognized as an officer in the Roman service, the master general of Illyricum.

His successor, Atholf, while conquering in Gaul and Wallia, while conquering in Spain, professed to restore these provinces to the obedience of Honorius.

But nevertheless, the great revolution which was to override all resisting forces and the deeply planted habits of ages had come.

From Alaric and his victorious policy two things date which speedily altered the condition of the Latin world.

So we're already at six murders or executions, and I'm not even a quarter of the way through my notes.

Now, with Wallia, we have a member of the Balt family back on the throne.

Wallia began his reign promising to get revenge against the Romans for their blockade on Gaul.

He began planning an invasion of North Africa, but for reasons that aren't particularly clear, he was forced to give up on this plan and he tried to negotiate a settlement with the Romans.

The Roman magister militum was still Constantius by this point, and he successfully negotiated a deal where the Visigoths would act as Roman mercenaries and help the Romans expel the Vandals and the Alans from Spain.

And in exchange, Constantius promised to formally recognize Visigothic control of southern Gaul.

Mercenary work suited Wallia.

Constantius dispatched Wallia to Spain, and Wallia won serious victories against the Vandals and Alans there.