Event Defeat of Magister Militum Vitus

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The Roman emperor sent magister militium Vitus to reconquer the territories lost by the Empire in the Iberian Peninsula but he was defeated by Suebian king Rechila.

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  • February 447: In 446, the Romans sent the magister utriusque militiae Vitus to the provinces of Baetica and Carthaginian, who, assisted by a large number of Goths, attempted to subdue the Suevi and restore the imperial administration in Hispania. Rechila marched to clash with the Romans, and after defeating the Goths, turned Vito to flight.
  • January 447: In 446, the Romans sent the magister utriusque militiae Vitus to the provinces of Baetica and Carthaginian, who, assisted by a large number of Goths, attempted to subdue the Suevi and restore the imperial administration in Hispania. Rechila marched to clash with the Romans, and after defeating the Goths, turned Vito to flight.