Arcadius

Member of the House of Theodosius dynasty.

Coins for this issuer were issued from 383 until 408.

Flavius Arcadius was born in 377 to Theodosius I and Aelia Flacilla. His father made him Augustus in 383, and when he died in 395 Arcadius inherited the eastern half of the Empire.

Arcadius and his brother reportedly had none of their father’s great ability; Arcadius was controlled by a series of Praetorian Prefects, the empress, and less reputable characters. He died in 408, only 31 years old—apparently from a feeble constitution rather than any foul play.

Other resources about Arcadius

• Dbpedia: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Arcadius
• Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcadius
• VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/5728388

View all coins recorded by the scheme attributed to Arcadius.

Information from Wikipedia

• Preferred label: Arcadius
• Full names:
  • Arcadius
• Title: Roman consul V, Roman consul III, Roman consul VI, Roman consul II, Roman consul IV
• Predecessor: Theodosius I
• Successor: Theodosius II
• Definition: Arcadius (Greek: Ἀρκάδιος Arkadios; c. 377 – 1 May 408) was Roman emperor from 383 to 408. He was the eldest son of the Augustus Theodosius I (r. 379–395) and his first wife Aelia Flaccilla, and the brother of Honorius (r. 393–423). Arcadius ruled the eastern half of the empire from 395, when their father died, while Honorius ruled the west. A weak ruler, his reign was dominated by a series of powerful ministers and by his wife, Aelia Eudoxia.
• Parents:
  • Father: Theodosius I
  • Mother: Aelia Flaccilla
• Birth place: Hispania
• Death place:
• Spouse:
  • Aelia Eudoxia
• Other title(s):
  • Roman consul V
  • Roman consul III
  • List of Roman consuls
  • Roman consul VI
  • List of Roman emperors
  • Roman consul II
  • Roman consul IV
• Came After:
  • Rumoridus
  • Theodosius Augustus III
  • Anicius Hermogenianus Olybrius
  • Anicius Probinus
  • Honorius Augustus VIII
  • Theodosius Augustus II
  • Caesarius (consul)
  • Abundantius (consul)
  • Theodosius II
  • Nonius Atticus
  • Euodius
  • Honorius (emperor)
• Came before:
  • Anicius Hermogenianus Olybrius
  • Anicius Probinus
  • Eutolmius Tatianus
  • Fravitta
  • Abundantius (consul)
  • Vincentius (praetorian prefect)
  • Quintus Aurelius Symmachus Eusebius
  • Ricomer
  • Anthemius (praetorian prefect)
  • Stilicho II
  • Clearchus (consul)
  • Theodosius Augustus III
• Subjects on wikipedia:
  • 4th-century Christians
  • Sons of Roman emperors
  • 5th-century Christians
  • 4th-century Roman consuls
  • 4th-century Roman emperors
  • 5th-century Roman consuls
  • Theodosian dynasty
  • 370s births
  • 408 deaths
  • 5th-century Byzantine emperors