▁to ▁fle e , ▁Val entin ian ▁would ▁be ▁waiting ▁for ▁them ▁with ▁his ▁army . ▁Neg oti ations ▁with ▁the ▁Burg und ians ▁broke ▁down ▁when ▁Val entin ian , ▁in ▁his ▁usual ▁high - hand ed ▁manner , ▁refused ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁the ▁Burg und ian ▁en vo ys ▁and ▁personally ▁ass ure ▁them ▁of ▁Roman ▁support . ▁Nevertheless , ▁rum ors ▁of ▁a ▁Roman ▁al liance ▁with ▁the ▁Burg und ians ▁did ▁have ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁scatter ing ▁the ▁Al am anni ▁through ▁fear ▁of ▁an ▁im min ent ▁attack ▁from ▁their ▁enemies . ▁This ▁event ▁allowed ▁the ▁mag ister ▁equ it um ▁The odos ius ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁Al am anni ▁through ▁Ra et ia ▁– ▁taking ▁many ▁Al am ann ic ▁prisoners . ▁These ▁captured ▁Al am anni ▁were ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁Po ▁river ▁valley ▁in ▁Italy , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁still ▁settled ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁Am m ian us ▁wrote ▁his ▁history . ▁ ▁Val entin ian ▁campaign ed ▁un success fully ▁for ▁four ▁more ▁years ▁to ▁defeat ▁Mac rian ▁who ▁in ▁ 3 7 2 ▁bare ly ▁escaped ▁capture ▁by ▁The odos ius . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Val entin ian ▁continued ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁heavily ▁from ▁Al am anni ▁friendly ▁to ▁Rome . ▁He ▁sent ▁the ▁Al am ann ic ▁king ▁Fra om arius , ▁as ▁a ▁Trib une , ▁to ▁Britain ▁in ▁ 3 7 2 - 3 7 3 ▁with ▁an ▁army ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁re pl en ish ▁troops ▁there ▁and ▁made ▁the ▁no