▁the ▁Roman ▁Senate ▁had ▁condem ned ▁him ▁to ▁death , ▁and ▁so ▁he ▁tried ▁to ▁fle e ▁to ▁Ga ul , ▁officially ▁trav elling ▁there ▁to ▁bring ▁don ations ▁to ▁the ▁bas il ica ▁of ▁Saint ▁Julian ▁in ▁A vern ia , ▁his ▁hom eland ; ▁according ▁to ▁Gregory ▁of ▁T ours , ▁he ▁died ▁during ▁this ▁journey . ▁Other ▁sources ▁have ▁him ▁str ang led ▁or ▁star ved ▁to ▁death , ▁by ▁order ▁of ▁his ▁successor . ▁Av it us ▁died ▁in ▁ 4 5 7 , ▁or ▁late ▁in ▁ 4 5 6 , ▁very ▁soon ▁after ▁his ▁de position , ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁B ri ou de , ▁next ▁to ▁Saint ▁Julian ' s ▁tomb . ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Primary ▁sources ▁ ▁Major ▁source ▁for ▁Av it us ' ▁life ▁until ▁his ▁rise ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁is ▁the ▁pan egy ric ▁written ▁in ▁occasion ▁of ▁his ▁cons ulate ▁by ▁Sid on ius ▁Apol lin aris ▁( 4 3 1 – 4 8 6 ): ▁ ▁Sid on ius ▁Apol lin aris , ▁Pan egy ric ▁for ▁Av it us ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁his ▁reign , ▁the ▁major ▁sources ▁are ▁the ▁Sp ani ard ▁historian ▁H yd ati us ▁( 4 0 0 ▁c . ▁– ▁ 4 6 9 ▁c .) ▁and ▁the ▁By z antine ▁chron ic ler ▁John ▁of ▁Ant io ch ▁( first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁century ): ▁ ▁H yd ati us , ▁Chron