Wallia

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Wallia was a Visigothic king who ruled from 415 to 418 CE. He succeeded Athaulf and, under his leadership, the Visigoths were recognized as allies of the Roman Empire. The Romans encouraged Wallia to campaign against other barbarian tribes in the Iberian Peninsula. Following these campaigns, the Visigoths were authorized by the Roman emperor Honorius to settle in the Roman provinces of Aquitania Secunda and Narbonensis in Gaul. Wallia's reign marked a significant step in the Visigoths' establishment of a kingdom within Roman territories.12

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Under his successor, Wallia (415–418), the Romans acknowledged the Visigoths as allies and encouraged them to campaign against the other barbarian tribes in the peninsula. Those Alans and Siling Vandals who survived Visigothic attacks sought refuge with the Asdings and the Suebi in Galicia. In 418 the Roman…
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Under his successor, Wallia (415–418), the Romans acknowledged the Visigoths as allies and encouraged them to campaign against the other barbarian tribes in the peninsula. Those Alans and Siling Vandals who survived Visigothic attacks sought refuge with the Asdings and the Suebi in Galicia. In 418 the Roman…
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