Arcadius
Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire
Arcadius, holding a labarum, defeating an enemy.
Reign	January 383 - 395(Augustus under his father); 395 - May 1, 408 (emperor in the east, with his brother Honorius emperor in the west)
Full name	Flavius Theodosius
Born	377/8
Died	May 1, 408
Predecessor	Theodosius I
Successor	Theodosius II
Wife/wives	Aelia Eudoxia
Issue	Theodosius II, Pulcheria
Dynasty	Theodosian
Father	Theodosius I
Mother	Aelia Flaccilla

Idealising bust of Arcadius in the Theodosian style combines elements of classicism with the new hieratic style (Istanbul Archaeology Museum)

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For the Greek grammarian, see Arcadius of Antioch.

For the Monothelite Cypriot patriarch, see Arkadios II.

Flavius Arcadius (377/378–May 1, 408) was Roman Emperor in the Eastern half of the Roman Empire from 395 until his death. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered around its capital in Constantinople. ... Image File history File links Arcadius solidus. ... The Labarum An image of the labarum, with the Greek letters Alpha and Omega inscribed. ... Events By Place Roman Empire January 19 - Arcadius is elevated to Emperor. ... Events After the death of emperor Theodosius I, the Roman Empire is divided in an eastern and a western half. ... Augustus (plural augusti) is Latin for majestic, the increaser, or venerable. The feminine form is Augusta. ... An engraving depicting what Theodosius may have looked like, ca. ... Events After the death of emperor Theodosius I, the Roman Empire is divided in an eastern and a western half. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... Events Theodosius II succeeds his father Arcadius as Emperor of the Eastern half of the Roman Empire In the summer of this year, the usurper Constantine III captures Spain, destroying the loyalist forces defending it. ... Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered around its capital in Constantinople. ... Bronze coin bearing the profile of Honorius Flavius Augustus Honorius (September 9, 384–August 15, 423) was Emperor of the Western Roman Empire from 395 until his death. ... The Western Roman Empire is the western half of the Roman Empire after its division by Diocletian in 286. ... Events Battle of the Willows, Roman troops fight an inconclusive battle against the Visigoths under Fritigern Births Deaths Tuoba Shi Yi Jian King of Dai Categories: 377 ... Events Mid-February: Lentienses cross frozen Rhine, invading Roman Empire. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... Events Theodosius II succeeds his father Arcadius as Emperor of the Eastern half of the Roman Empire In the summer of this year, the usurper Constantine III captures Spain, destroying the loyalist forces defending it. ... An engraving depicting what Theodosius may have looked like, ca. ... Theodosius II Flavius Theodosius II (April, 401 - July 28, 450 ). The eldest son of Eudoxia and Arcadius who at the age of 7 became the Roman Emperor of the East. ... Eudocia Augusta (c. ... Theodosius II Flavius Theodosius II (April, 401 - July 28, 450 ). The eldest son of Eudoxia and Arcadius who at the age of 7 became the Roman Emperor of the East. ... Pulcheria (January 19, 399 – 453) was the daughter of the Eastern Roman Emperor Arcadius and Aelia Eudoxia. ... The Theodosian dynasty was a Roman family that rose to eminence in the waning days of the Roman Empire. ... An engraving depicting what Theodosius may have looked like, ca. ... Aelia Flaccilla. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Istanbul Archaeology Museum (Turkish: Ä°stanbul Arkeoloji Müzesi) is an archeological museum, located in the Eminönü district of Istanbul, Turkey, near Gülhane Park and Topkapı Palace. ... Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... Arcadius of Antioch was a Greek grammarian who flourished in the 2nd century CE. According to the Suda, he wrote treatises on orthography and syntax, and an onomasticon (vocabulary), described as a wonderful production. An epitome of the great work of Herodian on general prosody in twenty books, wrongly attributed... Archbishop Arkadios II (d. ... Events Battle of the Willows, Roman troops fight an inconclusive battle against the Visigoths under Fritigern Births Deaths Tuoba Shi Yi Jian King of Dai Categories: 377 ... Events Mid-February: Lentienses cross frozen Rhine, invading Roman Empire. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... Events Theodosius II succeeds his father Arcadius as Emperor of the Eastern half of the Roman Empire In the summer of this year, the usurper Constantine III captures Spain, destroying the loyalist forces defending it. ... This is a list of Roman Emperors with the dates they controlled the Roman Empire. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Events After the death of emperor Theodosius I, the Roman Empire is divided in an eastern and a western half. ...

Arcadius was the elder son of Theodosius I and Aelia Flaccilla, and brother of Honorius, who would become a Western Roman Emperor. His father declared him an Augustus in January, 383. His younger brother was also declared an Augustus in 393. An engraving depicting what Theodosius may have looked like, ca. ... Aelia Flaccilla. ... Bronze coin bearing the profile of Honorius Flavius Augustus Honorius (September 9, 384–August 15, 423) was Emperor of the Western Roman Empire from 395 until his death. ... The Western Roman Empire is the name given to the western half of the Roman Empire after its division by Diocletian. ... Augustus (Latin: IMP•CAESAR•DIVI•F•AVGVSTVS;[1] September 23, 63 BC–August 19, AD 14), known as Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (English Octavian; Latin: C•IVLIVS•C•F•CAESAR•OCTAVIANVS) for the period of his life prior to 27 BC, was the first and among the most important of... Events By Place Roman Empire January 19 - Arcadius is elevated to Emperor. ... Events Gao Zu succeeds Tai Zu as Emperor of the Later Qin Empire in China. ...

As emperors, Honorius was under the control of the Romanized Vandal magister militum Flavius Stilicho while Arcadius was dominated by one of his ministers, Rufinus. Stilicho is alleged by some to have wanted control of both emperors, and is supposed to have had Rufinus assassinated by Gothic mercenaries in 395, but definite proof of these allegations is lacking. In any case, Arcadius' new advisor Eutropius simply took Rufinus' place as the power behind the Eastern imperial throne. Arcadius was also dominated by his wife Aelia Eudoxia, who convinced her husband to dismiss Eutropius in 399. Eudoxia was strongly opposed by John Chrysostom, the Patriarch of Constantinople, who felt that she had used her family's wealth to gain control over the emperor. Eudoxia used her influence to have Chrysostom deposed in 404, but she died later that year. Magister militum (Latin for Master of the Soldiers) was a top-level command used in the later Roman Empire, dating from the reign of Constantine. ... Flavius Stilicho (occasionally written as Stilico) (c. ... Flavius Rufinus (c. ... Eutropius (d. ... Eudocia Augusta (c. ... Events Yazdegerd I becomes king of Persia November 27 - St. ... John Chrysostom (349 - 407, Greek Ιωάννης ο Χρυσόστομος ) was a Christian bishop from the 4th and 5th centuries in Syria and Constantinople. ... The Patriarch of Constantinople is the Ecumenical Patriarch, ranking as the first among equals in the Eastern Orthodox communion. ... For other uses, see 404 (disambiguation), for the error see HTTP 404. ...

Arcadius was dominated for the rest of his rule by Anthemius, the Praetorian Prefect, who made peace with Stilicho in the West. Arcadius himself was more concerned with appearing to be a pious Christian than he was with political or military matters, and he died, only nominally in control of his empire, in 408. Flavius Anthemius was a high-ranking official of the late Roman Empire. ... Praetorian prefect (Latin Praefectus praetorio) was the constant title of a high office in the Roman state that changed fundamentally in nature. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ...

External links

• Laws of Arcadius, extracted from Justinian's Corpus Juris Civilis
• Watts, Edward, "the motifs of Imperrial authority in the bust of Arcadius"