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Battle of the Frigidus: Roman emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills Eugenius the usurper. His Frankish magister militum Arbogast escapes but commits suicide two days later.
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Battle of the Frigidus
394 AD battle between Theodosius and Eugenius
The Battle of the Frigidus, also called the Battle of the Frigid River, was fought on 5 and 6 September 394 between the armies of the Roman emperor Theodosius the Great and the rebel augustus Eugenius, in the eastern border of Roman Italy. Theodosius won the battle and defeated…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Roman emperor
Ruler of the Roman Empire
The Roman emperor was the ruler and monarchical head of state of the Roman Empire, starting with the granting of the title augustus to Octavian in 27 BC. The term emperor is a modern convention, and did not exist as such during the Empire. When a given Roman is described as…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Theodosius I
Roman emperor prior to the Splitting of Rome into East and West from 379 to 395
Theodosius I, also known as Theodosius the Great, was Roman emperor from 379 to 395. He won two civil wars and was instrumental in establishing the Nicene Creed as the orthodox doctrine for Nicene Christianity. Theodosius was the last emperor to rule the entire Roman Empire…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Eugenius
Western Roman emperor from 392 to 394
Eugenius was a Western Roman emperor from 392 to 394, unrecognized by the Eastern Roman emperor Theodosius I. While Christian himself, Eugenius capitalized on the discontent in the West caused by Theodosius' religious policies targeting pagans. He renovated the pagan Temple of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Franks
Germanic people from the Lower Rhine
The Franks were originally a group of Germanic peoples who lived near the Rhine-river military border of Germania Inferior, which was the most northerly province of the Roman Empire in continental Europe. These Frankish tribes lived for centuries under varying degrees of Roman…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Magister militum
Imperial Roman military office
Magister militum was a top-level military command used in the late Roman Empire, dating from the reign of Constantine the Great. The term referred to the senior military officer of the empire. The office continued to exist end evolve during the early Byzantine Empire. In Greek…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Arbogast (magister militum)
Roman army officer (died 394)
Arbogast or Arbogastes was a Roman army officer of Frankish origin. He won distinction in the service of the emperor Gratian, and was subsequently entrusted by Theodosius I with the guardianship of the underage Valentinian II. The death of Valentinian in mysterious…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)