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Ricimer[ a ] (/ ˈrɪsɪmər / RISS-im-ər, Latin: [ˈrɪkɪmɛr]; c.418 – 19 August 472) was a Romanized Germanic general, who ruled the remaining territory of the Western Roman Empire from 456 after defeating Avitus, [ 3 ] until his death in 472, with a brief interlude in which he contested power with Procopius Anthemius.
RICIMER (d. 472), master of the Roman Empire in the West during part of the 5th century, was the son of a prince of the Suebi and the daughter of Wallia, king of the Visigoths. His youth was spent at the court of Valentinian III., and he won distinction under Aetius.
Feb 25, 2021 · Our attention to two main points: first, the Vandal danger which embarrassed the Italian government during these years; and, secondly, the power behind the imperial throne. This power behind the throne is of great significance. It was wielded by a German general, Ricimer, of Suevian race.
Sep 13, 2022 · Flavius Ricimer was a Romanized Germanic general who effectively ruled the remaining territory of the Western Roman Empire from 461 until his death in 472, with a brief interlude in which he contested power with Anthemius.
Ricimer was probably, from the beginning, in a fairly high position among the Romans, and it seems that from early on he had some sort of personal link with the upper‐class Italian Majorian. 21 They almost certainly served together in the imperial army.
Ricimer’s main focus was the defence of Italy, and while he was often ruthless, in the context of Roman political intrigue this hardly makes him unique.8 Much has been made of whether Ricimer ultimately intended to become emperor himself.
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If someone less experienced and less competent had been in Ricimer's place and had lost those battles, the western Empire may have collapsed sooner. It is not a coincidence that only four years after Ricimer's death Odoacer conquered Rome the deposed the emperor, ending the Empire in the west.
