Eugenius

Reece Period attributed: Period 21

Member of the House of Theodosius dynasty.

Coins for this issuer were issued from 392 until 394.

When Valentinian II died, Arbogastes chose Eugenius as his successor. Eugenius was originally a teacher of rhetoric and grammar, not cut out for ruling, and Arbogastes effectively ruled through him. Theodosius I figured out that Arbogastes was running the show, and marched into Italy in 394. He put Eugenius to death and Arbogastes committed suicide somewhere in the mountains.

Other resources about Eugenius

• Dbpedia: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Eugenius
• Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenius

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Information from Wikipedia

• Preferred label: Eugenius
• Full names:
  • Eugenius
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• Predecessor: Valentinian II
• Successor: Theodosius I
• Definition: Eugenius (died 6 September 394) was a usurper in the Western Roman Empire (392–394) against 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 Venus and Roma and restored the Altar of Victory, after continued petitions from the Roman Senate. Eugenius replaced Theodosius' administrators with men loyal to him, including pagans. This revived the pagan cause. His army fought the army of Theodosius at the Battle of the Frigidus, where Eugenius was captured and executed.
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• Death place: Battle of the Frigidus
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  • List of Roman consuls
  • List of Roman emperors
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  • Arcadius
  • Rufinus (consul)
• Subjects on wikipedia:
  • Ancient Roman generals
  • 394 deaths
  • Imperial Roman consuls
  • 4th-century Roman usurpers
  • Executed Roman emperors
  • 4th-century murdered monarchs
  • People executed by the Roman Empire
  • 4th-century Christians
  • 4th-century Roman consuls
  • Year of birth unknown
  • 4th-century births