According to the chronicler Malchus, "Around this time, the empress Eudoxia, the widow of the emperor Valentinian and the daughter of the emperor Theodosius and Eudocia, remained unhappily at Rome and, enraged at the tyrant Maximus because of the murder of her spouse, she summoned the Vandal Gaiseric, king of Africa, against Maximus, who was ruling Rome.
Menurut kronikus Malkhus, "Sekitar waktu ini, permaisuri Eudoxia, janda kaisar Valentinianus dan putri kaisar Theodosius dan Eudocia, tetap tidak bahagia di Roma dan marah pada tiran Maximus karena pembunuhan suaminya, dia memanggil Vandal Genserik, raja Afrika, melawan Maximus, yang memerintah Roma.