▁still ▁feeling ▁the ▁cr ises ▁of ▁the ▁emp ire ▁too ▁much ▁for ▁one ▁em peror ▁to ▁handle , ▁Constant ius ▁raised ▁his ▁cousin ▁Julian ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Ca esar . ▁With ▁the ▁situation ▁in ▁Ga ul ▁rapidly ▁d eter ior ating , ▁Julian ▁was ▁made ▁at ▁least ▁nom inal ▁commander ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁main ▁arm ies ▁in ▁Ga ul , ▁Bar bat io ▁being ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁other . ▁Constant ius ▁de vised ▁a ▁strategy ▁where ▁Julian ▁and ▁Bar bat io ▁would ▁operate ▁in ▁a ▁pin cer ▁movement ▁against ▁the ▁Al am anni . ▁However , ▁a ▁band ▁of ▁Al am anni ▁sli pped ▁past ▁Julian ▁and ▁Bar bat io ▁and ▁attacked ▁L ug d un um ▁( L y on ). ▁Julian ▁sent ▁the ▁trib unes ▁Val entin ian ▁and ▁B ain oba udes ▁to ▁watch ▁the ▁road ▁the ▁ra iders ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁return ▁by . ▁However , ▁their ▁efforts ▁were ▁h inder ed ▁by ▁Bar bat io ▁and ▁his ▁trib une ▁C ella . ▁The ▁Al am anni ▁king ▁Ch n od om arius ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁situation ▁and ▁attacked ▁the ▁Rom ans ▁in ▁detail , ▁inf lic ting ▁heavy ▁losses . ▁Bar bat io ▁compla ined ▁to ▁Constant ius ▁and ▁the ▁deb acle ▁was ▁bl amed ▁on ▁Val entin ian ▁and ▁B ain oba udes , ▁who ▁were ▁c ash ier ed ▁from ▁the ▁army . ▁ ▁With ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁ru ins , ▁Val entin ian ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁new ▁family ▁estate ▁in ▁S