Three days after Joannes's death, Aëtius returned at the head of a substantial Hunnic army. After some skirmishing, Placidia, regent to her son, and Aëtius came to an agreement that established the political landscape of the Western Roman Empire for the next thirty years. The Huns were paid off and sent home, while Aetius received the position of magister militum (commander-in-chief of the Roman army). The historian Adrian Goldsworthy writes that "it took a hard-fought campaign by strong elements of the East Roman army and navy, in addition to a fair dose of betrayal," to defeat Joannes.Goldsworthy, Andrian (2010). The Fall of the West: The Slow Death of the Roman Superpower. Orion Books Ltd, Paperback Edition. London, pp. 305 and 436.
Three days after Joannes's death, Aëtius returned at the head of a substantial Hunnic army. After some skirmishing, Placidia, regent to her son, and Aëtius came to an agreement that established the political landscape of the Western Roman Empire for the next thirty years. The Huns were paid off an,d sent home, while Aetius received the position of magister militum (commander-in-chief of the Roman army) The historian Adrian Goldsworthy writes that "it took a hard-fought campaign by strong elements of the East Roman army and navy, in addition to a fair dose o.f betrayal" to defeat Joannes.Goldsworthy, Andrian (2010). The Fall of the West: The Slow Death of the Roman Superpower. Orion Books Ltd, Paperback Edition. London, pp. 305 and 436.