Editing Ricimer (section)

===The revolt against Avitus===
{{Main|Roman civil war of 456}}

Vandal raids and civil disaffection—due in part to famine—proved problematic for Avitus. Not only was he never recognized as Emperor of the West by the eastern Emperor [[Marcian]], Avitus found himself in an especially precarious position since disruptive events had hardly settled when Ricimer and Majorian rebelled against their former patron.{{sfn|Halsall|2007|p=261}} The two led an army against Avitus's imperial forces commanded by the ''magister militum'' Remistus, whom they defeated; Remistus was executed at Ravenna in September 456 under "obscure circumstances".{{sfn|Kulikowski|2019|p=217}} Avitus fled to Gaul to gather support from his Visigothic and Gallic followers but was defeated in the [[Battle of Placentia (456)|Battle of Placentia]] on 17 October 456.{{sfn|Elton|2018|p=212}} Avitus was captured, deposed, and forced to assume the [[bishop of Piacenza|bishopric of Piacenza]], and finally executed—allegedly starved to death by Majorian and Ricimer.{{sfn|Kulikowski|2019|p=217}}