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| Bronze coin bearing the profile of Honorius |
Born in 384, Honorius became western emperor at the age of 11. For the first part of his reign he depended on the military leadership of the Vandal general Stilicho. To strengthen his bonds to the young emperor, Stilicho married his daughter Maria to him.
At first Honorius based his capital in Milan. When the Visigoths entered Italy in AD 402, Honorius moved his capital to Ravenna, which was protected by a ring of marshes.
The most notable event of his reign was the assault and sack of Rome on August 24August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. Events upto 18th century 49 BC Julius Caesar's general Gaius Curio is defeated in the Battle of the Bagradas River by the Pompeians under Atti, 410Events Alaric I deposes Priscus Attalus as Roman Emperor August 24 Visigoths under Alaric sack Rome for three days Ataulf succeeds his brother-in-law Alaric as king of the Visigoths Emperor Honorius tells Britain to look to its own defenses, effectively e by the Visigoths under AlaricAlaric (also known as Alaricus Alaric the Goth Alaric, King of the Visigoths and Alaric I (about AD 370- 410), the first Germanic leader to take the city of Rome, was likely born about 370 on an island named Peuce (the Fir) at the mouth of the Danube.. The city had not been under the control of a foreign force since an invasion of Gallic Celts some seven centuries before. The shock of this event reverberated from Britain to Jerusalem, and inspired AugustineAurelius Augustinus Augustine of Hippo ( 354 430) is a saint and the pre-eminent Doctor of the Church according to Roman Catholicism; he was the eldest son of Saint Monica. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, which does not accept all of his teachings, he is to write his magnum opus, The City of God.
Honorius was fond of raising chickens, and there is a story that when he heard the news that Rome had "perished", he was initially quite upset, but was relieved when he learned that the Rome in question was the city, not the chicken he had named after it.
His reign of twenty-eight years was one of the most disastrous in the Roman annals; the weakness and timidity of the emperor combined with the attacks of the Visigoths and Vandals contributed to the rapid disintegration of the empire. His influence on the current of events was purely negative.
| Preceded by: Theodosius I | Western Roman Emperor with Constantius IIIConstantius III was a late Roman Emperor. He first gained note by his successful campaigns to save the Western Roman Empire, which had been seriously weakened by both barbarian invasions, and the revolt of Constantine III. As a result, first he was made P | Succeeded by: Valentinian IIIValentinian III ( July 2, 419, Ravenna March 16, 455, Rome), Roman emperor ( 424 to 455). He was born as the only son of Constantius and Placidia, daughter of the great Theodosius. He was elevated as Caesar on October 23, 424 in Constantinople, and after |
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