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The Battle of Arles was fought between the Visigoths and the Western Roman Empire in 471. Prior to the battle, the Visigoths had defeated the Bretons at the Battle of Déols in 469, and were expanding into Aquitaine. Alarmed with this development, EmperorAnthemius sent an expedition across the Alps against the Visigothic king Euric, who was besieging Arles. Euric crushed the Roman army, subsequently capturing Arles and much of southern Gaul. The defeat in Gaul was a direct cause of the subsequent overthrow of Anthemius as emperor.
