The Tyrants of Ebro

[jon698]

What if Burdunellus maintained his supporters and was not executed by the Visigoths?

Tyrants of Ebro
(Self-declared Emperors of the Roman Empire)

496 - 515: Burdunellus (Hiberi vallis Usurpantium Recognoscent) [1]
515 - 518: Peter Augustus (Hiberi vallis Usurpantium Recognoscent) [2]
518 - 531: Agila Hermenegild (Regency) [3]
531 - 556: Peter Burdunellus Augustus II (Hiberi vallis Usurpantium Recognoscent/Greco-Ebrian) [4]
556 - 579: Tolosa Augusti (Greco-Ebrian) [5]
{
579 - 581: Berxi Vexi (Greco-Mercantile) [6]
581 - 582: Peter III (Greco-Mercantile) [7]
582 - 582: Alaric Wittiza (Greco-Mercantile) [8]
582 - 584: Alexios Commeni (Greco-Mercantile) [9]
584 - 593: Raugus "The Torcher" Berdex (Greco-Mercantile) [10]
}
593 - 659: Málaga Augusti (Greco-Visigothic Ebrian) [11]
659 - 671: Visigothic Merchants (Merchant Republic) [12]
671 - 711: Peter Burdunellus Augusti IV (Greco-Visigothic Ebrian) [13]
711 - 719: Peter V (Greco-Visigothic Ebrian) [12]

Burdenuellus
496 - 515

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In 496 Burdenuellus, a Roman usurper, was being threatened with abandoned by his supporters until he managed to convince the leaders of the opposition to maintain their support for him. However, by September another threat against Burdenuellus rose up when 400 peasants lead by a failed Visigothic merchant forced Burdenuellus and 200 light infantry into the marketplace. Burdenuellus would have been overran by the peasants if the other Visigothic merchants hadn't brought 600 mercenaries to aid him as the merchant leading the revolt held numerous debts with them. Following the failure of the revolt Burdenuellus framed and executed half of the leaders of his opposition for aiding the revolt due to minor trading interactions with the failed merchant. 

For saving him from the revolt, Burdenuellus granted the merchants land grants and trading advantages. Using loans from the merchants, he would improve the agricultural production of Caesaraugusta, maintained the Roman roads, and dug defensive trenches to fend off small Visigothic armies. 

In 506 Peter, a fellow ursurper, fled from Tortosa before the Visigoths took it and went to Caesaraugusta where he was welcomed by Burdenuellus and was made his successor as he had no male children of his own for he feared that the merchants would hand his small holdings over to the Visigoths.

In 512, after numerous failed peasant revolts, a priest of a small parish went out and found a band of Visigoths to aid him and the peasants in their attempt to overthrow Burdneuellus. The small group of 700 Visigoths and 400 peasants was brought to Burdenuellus's attention, but he chose to send a small force into an unwinnable battle to kill more of his opposition.  Carus Gallus was sent out with 50 light infantry and was annihilated by the rebels with his other officer, Julian Cassius, was captured and had a ransom offered which was declined by Burdenuellus. Before the army could reach Caesaraugusta the Visigoths killed the priest after he refused to convert to Arianism and chose to raid the surrounding valley rather than attempt to take the city.  

Four years later Burdenuellus fell ill and complained of stomach aches after drinking. Burdenuellus died a few days later.

[lordroel]

Aug 12, 2018 19:01:29 GMT jon698 said:

What if Burdunellus maintained his supporters and was not executed by the Visigoths?

Is this the same person who was burned to death inside a bronze bull.

[jon698]

Aug 12, 2018 19:02:55 GMT lordroel said:

Aug 12, 2018 19:01:29 GMT jon698 said:

What if Burdunellus maintained his supporters and was not executed by the Visigoths?

Is this the same person who was burned to death inside a bronze bull.

Yes

[jon698]

Peter Augustus

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Following the death of Burdunellus Peter declared himself emperor of both the Western and Eastern Roman empires. Peter organized 800 light infantry and 30 light cavalry for a military campaign in the Ebro valley. Peter easily took over the small estates surrounding Caesaraugusta as they lacked any protection and continued on with his campaign until 517 when a small band of 300 Visigoths routed his army causing Peter to fear that Caesaraugusta was undefenable, resulting in the creation of Augusti, a small fort with 700 civilians who were forcibly moved into it. Another result of the Visigothic victory was Peter making Agila Hermenegild, a former Visigothic merchant who had saved Peter, the regent of his son and highest ranking general.

In 518 Peter and Agila planned a military campaign to raid areas across the Ebro river. After a night of drinking Peter led his army across the river where he fell off of his horse and drowned. Agila ended the military campaign and went back to Augusti to start his regency.

[jon698]

Agila Hermenegild

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After becoming regent Agila allowed fugitives and debtors from the surrounding Visigothic lands to become citizens which allowed him to increase his army to 5,000 men within three years. However, by allowing this Agila was blocked from trading with many of the surrounding towns resulting in his treasury dwindling while his army grew. In 521 four hundred Visigothic merchants went to Augusti seeking to avoid taxation. Using their wealth the merchants maintained Agila's army, filled his court and convinced him to start attacking rival merchants. The merchants, however wanted a better puppet and sent Peter II to Greece. For the next ten years hundreds of merchants would be killed during the Mercantile Wars with the strongest opposition only consisting of 800 men until 531 when Amalaric, king of the Visigoths, went to Augusti while on rout to attack the Franks. Amalaric spared the city after learning that the tyrants held the title of "Western Roman Emperor" and chose to allow Agila and Peter II to hold their small holding if they handed over the title. Amalaric planned to accept the title after defeating the Frankish. However, Amalaric was killed by his own men and thus allowed the Hiberi vallis Usurpantium Recognoscent to keep their title. Peter II came of age later in 531 and sent Agila into exile in the Merovingian kingdom.