When Maximus crossed to Gaul in 383 AD, he took with him much of the British field army. Gratian was defeated and killed near Paris. Maximus ruled as emperor of the West for five years before being defeated by Theodosius. The troops he took to Gaul may never have returned — some historians see this as the effective end of the Roman military presence in Britain as an offensive force.
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