▁the ▁V and als ▁of ▁G ais er ic . ▁The odor ic ▁acc laimed ▁Av it us ▁Emperor ▁in ▁Toul ouse ; ▁on ▁ 9 ▁July , ▁the ▁new ▁Emperor ▁was ▁acc laimed ▁by ▁the ▁Gall ic ▁chief s ▁gathered ▁in ▁Vier num , ▁near ▁A rel ate ▁( Ar les ), ▁and ▁later , ▁around ▁ 5 ▁August , ▁before ▁Av it us ▁reached ▁Rome , ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Senate . ▁ ▁Av it us ▁stayed ▁in ▁Ga ul ▁for ▁three ▁months , ▁to ▁cons olid ate ▁his ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁his ▁support , ▁and ▁later ▁went ▁to ▁Italy ▁with ▁a ▁Gall ic ▁army , ▁probably ▁rein for ced ▁with ▁a ▁Goth ic ▁force . ▁He ▁probably ▁travel led ▁to ▁Nor icum ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁imperial ▁authority ▁in ▁that ▁province , ▁and ▁then ▁passed ▁through ▁R aven na , ▁where ▁he ▁left ▁a ▁Goth ic ▁force ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁patr ici us ▁and ▁mag ister ▁milit um ▁Rem ist us , ▁a ▁Vis ig oth . ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁September , ▁finally , ▁he ▁entered ▁Rome . ▁ ▁Cons olid ation ▁of ▁power ▁▁ ▁The ▁effective ▁power ▁of ▁Av it us ▁dep ended ▁on ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁major ▁players ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Roman ▁Empire ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 5 th ▁century . ▁The ▁new ▁Emperor ▁needed ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁civil ▁institutions , ▁the ▁Roman ▁sen ate ▁and ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Roman ▁Emperor ▁Mar cian , ▁as ▁well