| Arcadius | |||||
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 Bust of an emperor at the Istanbul Archaeology Museum, most likely Arcadius.[1] | |||||
| Roman emperor | |||||
| Augustus | 19 January 383 – 1 May 408 (senior from 17 January 395) | ||||
| Predecessor | Theodosius I | ||||
| Successor | Theodosius II | ||||
| Co-rulers | Theodosius I (383–395) Honorius (West, 393–408) Theodosius II (402–408) | ||||
| Born | c. 377[2] Hispania | ||||
| Died | 1 May 408 (aged c. 31) Constantinople | ||||
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| Spouse | Aelia Eudoxia | ||||
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| Dynasty | Theodosian | ||||
| Father | Theodosius I | ||||
| Mother | Aelia Flaccilla | ||||
| Religion | Nicene Christianity | ||||
Arcadius (‹See Tfd›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.[4]
- ^ Lenaghan, J. (2012). "Portrait head for insertion of Emperor, Arcadius (?). Constantinople. Late fourth to early fifth century". Last Statues of Antiquity. University of Oxford. LSA-337.
- ^ RE Arkadios 2
- ^ Campbell, Brian; Tritle, Lawrence A., eds. (July 2017). The Oxford Handbook of Warfare in the Classical World. Oxford University Press. p. 26. ISBN 9780190499136.
- ^ Nicholson, p. 119