Portrait of Galla Placidia, from her mausoleum in Ravenna.

Aelia Galla Placidia (c. 388 – November 27, 450) lived one of the most eventful lives of Late Antiquity. Daughter of Roman Emperor Theodosius I and his second wife Galla, who herself was daughter of the Emperor Valentinian I, Galla Placidia was half sister of emperors Honorius and Arcadius. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... // Events Bahram IV becomes king of Persia. ... November 27 is the 331st day (332nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events August 25 - Marcian proclaimed Eastern Roman Emperor by Aspar and Pulcheria. ... Late Antiquity is a rough periodization (c. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... An engraving depicting what Theodosius may have looked like, ca. ... Galla, daughter of Valentinian II and Justina, second wife of Theodosius I, and mother of Galla Placidia. ... Flavius Valentinianus, known in English as Valentinian I, (321 - November 17, 375) was a Roman Emperor (364-375). ... 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. ... Idealising bust of Arcadius in the Theodosian style combines elements of classicism with the new hieratic style (Istanbul Archaeology Museum) Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Arcadius For the Greek grammarian, see Arcadius of Antioch. ...

She had spent much time in the household of Stilicho the Vandal and his wife Serena. Stilicho was effectively the military steward of the West, and according to himself also of the East. He was executed by Honorius, however, in 408 causing most of the non-Italians in Roman service to go over to Visigoth chieftain Alaric I - who promptly invaded Italy. Stilicho (right) with his wife Serena and son Eucherius Flavius Stilicho (occasionally written as Stilico) (ca. ... Serena was a noblewoman of the late Western Roman Empire. ... 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. ... Migrations The Visigoths were one of two main branches of the Goths, an East Germanic tribe (the Ostrogoths being the other). ... An 1894 photogravure of Alaric I taken from a painting by Ludwig Thiersch. ...

Galla Placidia on a coin struck by her son Valentinian III. On the reverse, a cross (typical of all the coinage referring to Galla Placidia) stands for her Christian faith.

In either 409 or 410, during Alaric's siege of Rome, Galla became the captive of the Visigoths, who kept her with them as they sacked Rome (for three days beginning August 24, 410), then wandered through Italy where Alaric died in the same year, and later Gaul. Galla Placidia, wife of Constantius III and mother of Valentinian III. Æ 12mm (1. ... Galla Placidia, wife of Constantius III and mother of Valentinian III. Æ 12mm (1. ... Solidus minted in Thessalonica to celebrate the marriage of Valentinian III to Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of the Eastern Emperor Theodosius II. On the reverse, the three of them in wedding dresses. ... An 1894 photogravure of Alaric I taken from a painting by Ludwig Thiersch. ... Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... Events Alaric I deposes Priscus Attalus as Roman Emperor. ... Map of Gaul circa 58 BC Gaul (Latin: ) was the name given, in ancient times, to the region of Western Europe comprising present-day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the Rhine river. ...

She married Athaulf, brother-in-law of Alaric, and king of the Visigoths after Alaric's death, at Narbo in January 414, although the historian Jordanes states that they married earlier, in 411 at Forum Livii (Forlì). Jordanes's date may actually be when she and the Gothic king first became more than captor and captive. She had a son, Theodosius, by the Visigothic king, but he died in infancy and was buried in Barcelona. Years later the corpse was exhumed and reburied in the imperial mausoleum in Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome. Athaulf was mortally wounded by a servant of a Gothic chieftain he had slain, and before dying in the late summer of 415, instructed his brother to return Galla to the Romans. It was the Gothic King Wallia who traded her to the Romans in return for a treaty and supplies early in 416. Ataulf (sometimes spelled Athaulf) was king of the Visigoths from 410 to 415. ... An alternative spelling for Narbonne, a city and commune of southwestern France, in the Aude département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ... Events Ataulf, king of the Visigoths, marries Galla Placidia, the sister of Roman Emperor Honorius. ... Events The Burgundians elevate Jovinus as Roman Emperor. ... Forlì is a comune and city in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, famed as the birthplace of the great painter Melozzo da Forlì and of Fascist leader Benito Mussolini, at the nearby comune of Predappio. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (Catalan) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... Interior view, with the nave of the Cattedra in the back St. ... Events The Visigoths leave Gallia Narbonensis and relocate in Spain Wallia becomes king of the Visigoths. ... Wallia or Valia (in Spanish Walia) was king of the Visigoths from 415 to 419, earning a reputation as a great warrior and prudent ruler. ... Events Krakatoa undergoes a massive explosion. ...

Interior of the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna.

Her brother Honorius forced her into marriage to the Roman Constantius in January of 417. They had a son who became Valentinian III, and a rather more strong-willed daughter, Justa Grata Honoria. Constantius became emperor in 421, but died shortly afterwards. Galla herself, the former Augusta, was however forced from the Western empire. Whatever the politics or motivations, the public issue was increasingly scandalous public sexual caresses from her own brother Honorius. She left with her young children to find refuge at Constantinople. After Honorius died in 423, and after the suppression of Joannes despite his ally Aëtius' attempt to raise troops to his aid, her son Valentinian was elevated as Emperor in Rome in 425. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 398 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (525 × 790 pixel, file size: 154 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) from itwp Interno del Mausoleo di Galla Placidia diapositiva realizzata da File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 398 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (525 × 790 pixel, file size: 154 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) from itwp Interno del Mausoleo di Galla Placidia diapositiva realizzata da File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Ravenna is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. ... Costantius on a solidus. ... Events January 1 - Constantius III marries Galla Placidia, sister of Honorius. ... Solidus minted in Thessalonica to celebrate the marriage of Valentinian III to Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of the Eastern Emperor Theodosius II. On the reverse, the three of them in wedding dresses. ... Honoria crowned Augusta by the hand of God. ... Events February 8 - Constantius III becomes Co_Emperor of the Western Roman Empire June 7 - Roman Emperor Theodosius II marries Aelia Eudocia, formerly known as Athenais. ... Map of Constantinople. ... Events On the death of Honorius, the primicerius notariorum Joannes seizes the throne of the Western Roman Empire, and is declared emperor. ... Joannes, Roman Emperor (423 - 425) On the death of the Emperor Honorius (August 27, 423), Theodosius II, the remaining ruler of the House of Theodosius hesitated for some time in announcing his uncles death and in the interregum Honorius patrician at the time of his death, Castinus, elevated Joannes... Flavius Aëtius or simply Aetius, ( 396–454), was a Roman general of the closing period of the Western Roman Empire. ... Events October 23 -Valentinian III becomes western Roman emperor. ...

At first she attempted to rule in her son's name, but as the generals loyal to her one by one either died or defected to Aëtius, imperial policy came to rest in his hands by the time he was made patrician. Placidia apparently was the one who made peace with Aetius - he later was pivotal to the defense of the Western Empire against Attila the Hun - who was diverted from his focus on Constantinople towards Italy as his target due to a foolish letter from Placidia's own daughter, Justa Grata Honoria, in spring 450, asking him to rescue her from an unwanted marriage to a senator that the Imperial family, including Placidia, was trying to force on her. Placidia's last notable public act was to convince her son Valentinian III to exile rather than kill Honoria for this. She died shortly afterwards at Rome in November 450, and did not live to see Attila ravage Italy in 451-453 in a much more brutal campaign than the Goths had waged, using Justa's letter as their sole "legitimate" excuse. Attila (AD 406 - 453), also known as Attila the Hun was Khan of the Hun people from 434 until his death and leader of the Hunnic Empire. ... Honoria crowned Augusta by the hand of God. ... Events August 25 - Marcian proclaimed Eastern Roman Emperor by Aspar and Pulcheria. ... Solidus minted in Thessalonica to celebrate the marriage of Valentinian III to Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of the Eastern Emperor Theodosius II. On the reverse, the three of them in wedding dresses. ... Events April 7 - The Huns sack Metz June 20 - Attila, king of the Huns is defeated at Troyes by Aëtius in the Battle of Chalons. ... Events Theodoric II succeeds his brother Thorismund as king of the Visigoths. ...

Throughout her life Galla remained a devout Catholic, and in her later years endowed or enriched several churches in Ravenna. Her Mausoleum in Ravenna was one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites inscribed in 1996. Ravenna is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

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• Edward Gibbon, History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, chapter 33

• A good, modern study of Placidia and the times she lived in can be found in Stewart Irwin Oost, Galla Placidia Augusta, A Biographical Essay (1967).