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In 455, Roman emperor Valentinian IIIhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentinian_III was murdered on orders of Petronius Maximus, who usurped the throne. Geiseric was of the opinion that these acts voided his 442 peace treaty with Valentinian, and on May 31, he and his men landed on Italiansoil and marched on Rome, where Pope Leo I http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_I implored him not to destroy the ancient city or murder its inhabitants. Geiseric agreed and the gates of Rome were thrown open to him and his men. Maximus, who fled rather than fight the Vandal warlord, was killed by a Roman mob outside the city...in this occasion, Gaundentius was made a prisoner and brought back to Africa and Geiseric claimed that his attacks to Italy were to recover Gaudentius' legacy.
WI Geiseric pressed the Senate to proclaim Gaudentius (a child of 15 yo by that time) as Western Emperor?
How is this altering History? Any thoughts?
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