Theodosius advanced on Aquileia. Magnus Maximus’ soldiers, seeing the cause lost, surrendered their commander. Maximus was captured and executed on August 28, 388 . Theodosius then reunited the entire Roman Empire under his sole authority (for the last time before the permanent division after 395 CE).
The designation "JUL 388" refers to July of the year 388 CE. This month marked the decisive climax of a major civil war within the late Roman Empire. jul 388
Theodosius I, a skilled general and devout Nicene Christian, initially recognized Maximus as a co-emperor to avoid war. However, in 387, Maximus invaded Italy, forcing Valentinian II and Justina to flee across the Adriatic to Thessalonica (in modern Greece). This act pushed Theodosius to act. Theodosius advanced on Aquileia
In 383 CE, the Roman general Magnus Maximus (a Spaniard serving in Britain) was proclaimed emperor by his troops. He rebelled against the Western Roman Emperor Gratian, defeated and killed him, and established his capital at Trier (in modern Germany). Maximus then ruled much of Gaul, Britain, and Spain, while the legitimate Western court under the child-emperor Valentinian II (and his powerful mother, Justina) fled to the East, seeking aid from Theodosius I, the Eastern Roman Emperor. Theodosius then reunited the entire Roman Empire under
Theodosius gathered a massive army, including Roman legions, Gothic federates, and other barbarian contingents. He marched west in the spring of 388.