Upon the death of the Emperor Avitus, there was a brief hope that normal service would resume. It was certain that the Senate and the people of Rome were happy that his reign had come to an end. Well, it would probably be fair to say, like many of these Late Western Roman Emperors, they failed through want or ability to bridge the two sides together. That is, the Roman Empire, which, by this stage, was Italy and some parts of Gaul. Avitus, for his part, had be seen as someone
