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Flavius VictorRoman emperor-usurper in 384-388
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Flavius Victor: A Short-Lived Co-Emperor
Flavius Victor was the son and co-ruler of Magnus Maximus, a usurper of the Western Roman Empire. In 383, Maximus appointed his son as Augustus, making him co-emperor.
Recognition and Deterioration
Initially, Valentinian II and Theodosius I, the emperor in the East, recognized Maximus and his son as legitimate emperors. However, relations later soured. When Maximus marched east into Italy against Valentinian II, he left his son behind in Gaul.
Maximus' Downfall
Maximus initially captured the Italian Peninsula, but Theodosius I later captured and executed him at Aquileia. Upon his father's defeat, Flavius Victor, who was in Trier, was apprehended and executed by Arbogast on the orders of Theodosius the Great.
