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Sign in to saveArcadius ( ; 377 – 1 May 408) was Roman emperor from 383 to his death in 408. He was the eldest son of the Augustus Theodosius I () and his first wife Aelia Flaccilla, and the brother of Honorius (). 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.
Arcadius was a Roman emperor who ruled the eastern half of the Roman Empire from 395 until his death in 408, following the division of power after his father Theodosius I's death. He is historically remembered as a weak ruler who was heavily influenced by powerful ministers and his wife rather than governing independently.
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Key facts
- Royalty.regnal name
- Imperator Caesar Flavius Arcadius Augustus
- Royalty.religion
- Nicene Christianity
- Royalty.name
- Arcadius
- Royalty.image
- Arcadius Istanbul Museum.JPG
- Royalty.alt
- White head statue
- Royalty.caption
- Bust of an emperor at the Istanbul Archaeology Museum, most likely Arcadius.
- Royalty.succession
- Roman emperor of the East
- Royalty.reign
- 17 January 395 – 1 May 408(senior from 17 January 395)
- Royalty.reign type
- Augustus
- Royalty.predecessor
- Theodosius I
- Royalty.successor
- Theodosius II
- Royalty.regent
- Theodosius I (383–395)Honorius (West, 393–408)Theodosius II (402–408)
- Royalty.reg type
- Co-rulers
- Royalty.birth_date
- 377
- Royalty.birth_place
- Hispania
- Royalty.death_date
- 1 May 408 (aged c. 31)
- Royalty.death_place
- Constantinople
- Royalty.burial_place
- Church of the Holy Apostles, Constantinople(now Istanbul, Turkey)
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Hispania
- Place of death
- Constantinople
- Spouse
- Aelia Eudoxia
- Father
- Theodosius I
- Mother
- Aelia Flaccilla
- Sibling
- Pulcheria
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Byzantine emperor
- Family
- Theodosian dynasty
- Image
- Arcadius Istanbul Museum.PNG
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- Arcadius
- date of death
- 0408-05-01
- date of birth
- 0377-01-01
- topic's main category
- Category:Arcadius
- time period
- Later Roman Empire
- manner of death
- natural causes
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- name in native language
- Flavius Arcadius
- P8168
- Yurii Andrukhovych
- P12749
- Davit Manoyan
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