This man employed Mascezel to quell a revolt that occurred when Mascezel's brother Gildo seized control of African grain ships, forcing this man to direct that grain be imported from Gaul and Spain. Early in life, he served as an envoy at the court of Shapur III, where he negotiated a treaty on the partition of Armenia. A triumphal arch was erected after this man defeated Radagaisus. Shortly afterward, he allegedly ordered the burning of the Sibylline Books to prevent their prophecies from interfering with his campaigns. After his victory at the Battle of Pollentia, his son Eucherius became involved in a conspiracy hatched by the palace official Olympius, leading them both to be decapitated. The poet Claudian wrote poems for this man, who married Serena, the niece of Theodosius, and was appointed regent for the emperor Honorius. For 10 points, name this half-Vandal general who commanded Roman forces against Alaric.
This man employed Mascezel to quell a revolt that occurred when Mascezel's brother Gildo seized control of African grain ships, forcing this man to direct that grain be imported from Gaul and Spain. Early in life, he served as an envoy at the court of Shapur III, where he negotiated a treaty on the partition of Armenia. A triumphal arch was erected after this man defeated Radagaisus. Shortly afterward, he allegedly ordered the burning of the Sibylline Books to prevent their prophecies from interfering with his campaigns. After his victory at the Battle of Pollentia, his son Eucherius became involved in a conspiracy hatched by the palace official Olympius, leading them both to be decapitated. The poet Claudian wrote poems for this man, who married Serena, the niece of Theodosius, and was appointed regent for the emperor Honorius. For 10 points, name this half-Vandal general who commanded Roman forces against Alaric.
This man employed Mascezel to quell a revolt that occurred when Mascezel's brother Gildo seized control of African grain ships, forcing this man to direct that grain be imported from Gaul and Spain.
Flavius Stilicho