 That year Ausonius was made Praetorian Prefect of Gaul, campaigned against the Alemanni and received as part of his booty a slave-girl, Bissula (to whom he addressed a poem), while his father, though nearly ninety years old, was given the rank of Prefect of Illyricum.In 376 Ausonius's son, Hesperius, was made proconsul of Africa.In 379 Ausonius was awarded the consulate, the highest Roman honor.