Editing Athaulf (section)

==Death and aftermath==
In Hispania, Athaulf imprudently accepted into his service one of the late Sarus' followers, unaware that the man harbored a secret desire to avenge the death of his beloved patron. And so, in the palace at [[Barcelona]], the man brought Athaulf's reign to a sudden end by killing him while he bathed.

[[Sigeric]], the brother of Sarus, immediately became king&mdash;for a mere seven days, when he was also murdered and succeeded by [[Wallia]]. Under the latter's reign, Galla Placidia was returned to Ravenna where, in 417, at the urging of Honorius, she remarried, her new husband being the implacable enemy of the Goths, Constantius.

The main sources for the career of Athaulf are [[Paulus Orosius]], the chronicles of the [[Gallaecia]]n bishop [[Hydatius]], and those of [[Augustine of Hippo|Augustine's]] disciple, [[Prosper of Aquitaine]].