With the death of the Western Roman Emperor Valentinian III, the Theodosius family ended their rule over the Roman Empire. The Western Roman Empire entered the post-Theodosius era, but the newly succeeded Maximus failed to start a new dynasty as his predecessors did, ending his reign after only three months on the throne.
The reason for this has a lot to do with his own failure to recognize the dangerous environment he is facing. Of course, it is also related to his energy, emperor Maximus, who relied on the murder of the monarch to obtain the throne, and was too concerned about the legitimacy of his own throne.
When he kept his eyes on the court, faced with dangers in other directions, he instinctively chose to ignore. And these dangers eventually led to his death, which is believed to be related to his personal ability: when he changed from minister to emperor, he did not really take this role in his heart, and in the end, he lost his life.
Effectively governing the empire itself was a very complicated matter, especially in the Western Roman Empire at that time, and the continuous internal and external troubles tested the ability of the rulers. These things may be difficult to deal with even if the emperors have put in a very concentrated effort, but Emperor Maximus did not care about them.
His performance was the same as when he was a vassal before, he only wanted to think about the current things, did not want or did not want to look at the world, and led the Western Empire to face it positively from the chaotic pattern. At that time, Maximus was bent on establishing the legitimacy of the throne, so he married the eldest son with the eldest daughter of the previous emperor to establish the legitimate inheritance of the family.
However, after completing it, he was still not satisfied with this, and even wanted to marry the queen of Valentinian III! Such a thought is difficult to understand, especially the empress, who has long regarded herself as one of the rulers of the empire, is even more indignant about her own encounter.
Especially when the empress learned that Maximus, who forced her to marry, had actually participated in the murder of her husband, it made the queen hate him with bitter teeth.
In order to get herself out of her manipulative situation and to get revenge, the queen began to find ways to contact foreign aid to help herself.
After Zhang Wang, the most suitable for the Eastern Roman Empire, but considering that the rule of the Theodosius family in the Eastern Empire had long ended, it was difficult to persuade the other side to send troops to the west. The barbarian tribes in the north, on the other hand, were either in close contact with the court or in the post-Attila era, and the parties were at war.
For this reason, the empress had to turn to the Vandals, who were located in the south of the empire and established rule in North Africa. In the face of the Empress's pleas, king Gensilik of the Vandals, who often sent his fleet to harass the Western Roman Empire, immediately realized a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: the internal turmoil in the Western Empire was a good time to capture the city of Rome himself.
Soon the Vandals began to actively reorganize their armies and plot north.
Under such a big movement, the emperor Who controlled the court, Mark Mus, had already received the news, but he was not concerned about it. Naively believing that the Vandals would not attack, and might have sacked the fringes as before. The emperor did not have the slightest sense of risk and still tried to force the empress.
This laid the groundwork for the later period, when they heard that the Vandals had arrived, they were shocked and wanted to escape immediately.
In the emperor's carelessness, the Romans, who were not prepared in the slightest, suddenly faced with the Vandal attack, were first panicked and then angry. If it were not for the emperor's stupidity, how could they have been, and when they heard that the emperor was going to take the initiative to escape, leaving the city to the Vandals, and encouraging the members of the senate to run away like themselves, they were even more indignant.
When the emperor walked out of the deep palace and prepared to run, he was greeted not only by the scolding of everyone, but also by the intimate exchange of physical significance - throwing stones. Soon, Emperor Maximus, who had just arrived at the palace, died at the hands of the people, and his scaly body was thrown into the Tiber.
The emperor, in the end, ended his reign after only three months as emperor. The Western Roman Empire entered a new period of turmoil, and in addition, the Vandals poured into the city like locusts to plunder the city's wealth. Once again, the "Eternal City" has been devastated.
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