The Battle of Frigidus, September 6, 394, was perhaps one of the most important battles in the late Roman period. The western Frankish commander Arbogast, along with the Senate in Rome, staged a revolt against the Emperor Theodosius I, based in Constantinople. While revolts of barbarian federates were not new in the turmoils of the 4th century, this revolt was one of pagan versus Christian, and the outcome of the battle decided the course of Christianity in the western Empire. The battle is on par with that of the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in importance, for it was seen not only as a victory in a civil war, but a vindication of God and the triumph of Christianity. September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... Events September 6 - Battle of Frigidus: The Christian Roman Emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills the pagan usurper Eugenius and his Frankish general Arbogast. ... Statue of Charlemagne (also called Karl der Große, Charles the Great) in Frankfurt, Germany. ... Flavius Theodosius (Cauca (modern Coca, Segovia, Spain), January 11, 347 - Milan, January 17, 395), also called Theodosius I and Theodosius the Great, was a Roman emperor. ... The term fédérés (sometimes translated to English as federates) most commonly refers to the troops who volunteered for the French National Guard in the summer of 1792 during the French Revolution. ... Battle of the Milvian Bridge Conflict Date October 28, 312 Place Milvian Bridge (Saxa Rubra), Rome Result Defeat of Maxentius The Battle of Milvian Bridge took place on October 28, 312 between the Roman Emperors Constantine the Great and Maxentius. ...

Arbogast and his pagan troops had the support of the pagan Senate in Rome, who had been arguing with Christian emperors in Constantinople for over two generations. They wrote letters and argued for a return to paganism; but until then this was an academic debate, without velleities of armed uprising. It was through Arbogast they found the opportunity to restore pagan rule in the Empire through force. The Senate put up a new Emperor named Eugenius, although the real brains behind the revolt was Arbogast. Flavius Eugenius claimed to be Western Roman Emperor (392 - 394). ...

Theodosius marched west from Constantinople with an army, which included over 20,000 Goths who had recently been made federates after the debacle at the Battle of Adrianople. The battles of Frigidus were fought in the Julian Alps, in key passes there, in the vicinity of present-day Vipava. It was a total victory for Theodosius, and a total loss for the pagans. The pagan senate would be humiliated, and within a generation, the elite pagan families of Rome would give up any serious resistance to Christianity and re-invent themselves as the papal families of Late Antiquity. Invasion of the Goths: a late 19th century painting by O. Fritsche portrays the Goths as cavalrymen. ... The second Battle of Adrianople (August 9, 378) was fought between a Roman army led by the Emperor Valens and Germanic tribes (mainly Visigoths and Ostrogoths, assisted by some non-Germanic Alans) commanded by Fritigern. ... Edelweiss, Julian Alps, Slovenia The Julian Alps is part of the Alps that stretch from north-eastern Italy to Slovenia, where they rise to 2864 metres at Triglav. ... Area: 107. ... Pope John Paul II has reigned since 22 Oct 1978. ... Late Antiquity is a rough periodization (c. ...