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Wednesday, November 14th, 2007Flavius Constantius began as a soldier in the roman army and attracted the attention of the emperor Honorius after several successful defensive campaigns on behalf of the Western Empire. He deterred several attacks by barbarian forces and also ended the revolt of Constantine III who was attempting to take over the throne. Due to […]
Honorius
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
Flavius Honorius was born in 384 to Theodosius I and was the younger brother of Arcadius.
He was declared Augustus by his father in 393 and when Theodosius died two years later, the empire was split between both brothers leaving Honorius in control of the western roman empire at age 10.
Because of his youth, he […]
Arcadius
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
Flavius Arcadius was born in 377 and was the eldest son of Theodosius I and the brother of Honorius. In 383 Theodosius elevated his son to the position of Augustus and 10 years later Honorius was declared Augustus as well.
Being so young, Arcadius and the Eastern empire was under the control of Rufinus, one […]
Theodosius I
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007Flavius Theodosius was born in 347. His father was a senior military officer and in 368 they traveled together to Britannia to battle together. In 374 he was promoted to position of military commander of Moesia but following the execution of his father, he retired to Cauca.
Following the death of Emperor Valens in 378, Gratian […]
Magnus Maximus
Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
Magnus Maximus was born in 335 and while serving his army in Britain he was proclaimed emperor by his troops in 383.
After wreaking havoc on Gaul, he set out to conquer his main threat Gratian who fled after being defeated near Paris but was soon caught and killed.
Valentinian II was forced out of Rome […]
Valentinian II
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
Flavius Valentinianus known as Valentinian II was born in 371 and was the half brother of Gratian.
Following the death of Gratian in 383, usurper Magnus Maximus who at the time was a commander of the armies in Britain, declared himself emperor of the western empire.
Valentinian fled with his mother to seek military assistance […]
Gratian
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
Flavius Gratianus Augustus was born in 359, was the son of Valentinian I and was named after his grandfather Gratian the Elder.
In 367 his father elevated him to Augustus and following the death of Valentinian in 375 the troops announced Gratian’s infant half-brother emperor with the title Valentinian II.
Gratian passively agreed to this set […]
Valens
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
Flavius Iulius Valens was born in 328 and was the younger brother of Valentinian I.
While his brother entered the military and had made quite a successful career out of it, Valens spent most of his youth growing up on the estate that their father had owned.
In 360, Valens joined the army and accompanied […]
Valentinian I
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007Flavius Valentinianus was born in 321 and was the son of a successful general named Gratian the Elder.
During his military career he was an officer of the Praetorian Guard under both Julian and Jovian and continued to rise through the ranks of the imperial service.
Following the death of Jovian he was elected emperor by officers […]
Allectus
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007Earliest records mentioning Allectus state that he was the treasurer of Carasius and anything prior to that was of minor importance. He was an officer in the Roman Navy and once Constantius Chlorus started taking away the land held by Carausius, Allectus saw this as the best opportunity to take power for himself and assassinated […]
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