Roman emperor (AD 383-1/05/408), born in 377 in Spain, son of Theodosius I. Educated by the pagan Themistius and the Christian Arsenius; proclaimed Augustus on 19/01/383, since 394 (departure of Theodosius I into war against Eugenius) ruler of the East, in 395 together with Honorius successor of Theodosius I. A. is considered to have been subject to influence: in the beginning the praefectus praetorio Rufinus who was murdered in 395, conducted his affairs, later the pr…
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Leppin, Hartmut (Hannover) and
Montanari, Franco (Pisa),
“Arcadius”, in:
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