Arcadius
377 CE – 408 CE · aged 31
Roman Emperor from 395–408 (377–408)
- Born
- 377 CE · Hispania
- Died
- 408 CE · Constantinople
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- 377 CEBornBorn in Hispania
- 395 CE – 408 CERoleByzantine emperor
- 408 CEDiedDied in Constantinople
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- 395 CE – 1453Byzantine Empire
- 395 CE – 476 CEWestern Roman Empire
Biography
Arcadius (Latin: Arcadius, Ancient Greek: Ἀρκάδιος Arkadios; c. 377 – 1 May 408) was Roman emperor from 383 to his death in 408. He was the eldest son of the Augustus Theodosius I (r. 379–395) and his first wife Aelia Flaccilla, and the brother of Honorius (r. 393–423). Arcadius ruled the eastern half of the empire from 395, when their father died, while Honorius ruled the west. In his time, he was seen as a weak ruler dominated by a series of powerful ministers and by his wife, Aelia Eudoxia.
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