; ▁it ▁was ▁apparent ▁the ▁units ▁had ▁lost ▁their ▁coh es iveness ▁when ▁Ful lo fa udes ▁and ▁N ect ar id us ▁had ▁been ▁defeated . ▁The odos ius ▁sent ▁for ▁Civil is ▁to ▁be ▁installed ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁vic arius ▁of ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁and ▁D ul cit ius ▁as ▁an ▁additional ▁general . ▁In ▁ 3 6 9 , ▁The odos ius ▁set ▁about ▁recon qu ering ▁the ▁areas ▁north ▁of ▁London ; ▁putting ▁down ▁the ▁revol t ▁of ▁Valent inus , ▁the ▁brother - in - law ▁of ▁a ▁vic arius , ▁Max imin us . ▁Sub sequently , ▁The odos ius ▁restored ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Britain ▁to ▁the ▁emp ire ▁and ▁re built ▁many ▁fort ifications ▁– ▁ren aming ▁northern ▁Britain ▁' Val ent ia '. ▁After ▁his ▁return ▁in ▁ 3 6 9 , ▁Val entin ian ▁promoted ▁The odos ius ▁to ▁mag ister ▁equ it um ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁J ov inus . ▁ ▁Revol t ▁in ▁Africa ▁and ▁cr ises ▁on ▁the ▁Dan ube ▁ ▁In ▁ 3 7 2 , ▁the ▁re bell ion ▁of ▁F irm us ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁still - dev ast ated ▁African ▁provinces . ▁This ▁re bell ion ▁was ▁driven ▁by ▁the ▁cor ruption ▁of ▁the ▁comes ▁Roman us . ▁Roman us ▁took ▁sides ▁in ▁the ▁murder ous ▁disput es ▁among ▁the ▁legit imate ▁and ▁il leg it imate ▁children ▁of ▁N ub el , ▁a ▁Mo or ish ▁prince ▁and ▁leading ▁Roman ▁client ▁in ▁Africa . ▁R