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.

Die Schlacht von Adrianopel am 9.August 378 war mit ungefähr 20.000 Toten die schwerste Niederlage der Römer gegen germanische Krieger seit der Varusschlacht (9 n. Chr.). Adrianopel ist heute Edirne, die nordwestlichste Großstadt der Türkei.In der Schlacht, in der Kaiser Valens fiel, unterlag das oströmische Heer den „Westgoten“ (genauer gesagt handelte es sich dabei …

Shortly after, in the year 390 CE, emperors Valentinian II, Theodosius I and Arcadius declared homosexual sex to be illegal and those who were guilty of it were condemned to be publicly burned alive. Emperor Justinian I (527–565 CE) made homosexuals a scapegoat for problems such as "famines, earthquakes, and pestilences." Switzerland

Flavio Arcadio (en latín: Flavius Arcadius), más conocido como Arcadio (griego, Ἀρκάδιος, Arkádios; c. 377/378-1 de mayo de 408), fue emperador romano de Oriente entre los años 395 y 408.Arcadio fue, según algunos historiadores, el primer emperador del Imperio bizantino, [1] denominación moderna usada para referirse a la mitad oriental del Imperio romano nacido de …

The Serpent Column (Ancient Greek: Τρικάρηνος Ὄφις Τrikarenos Οphis "Three-headed Serpent"; Turkish: Yılanlı Sütun "Serpentine Column"), also known as the Serpentine Column, Plataean Tripod or Delphi Tripod, is an ancient bronze column at the Hippodrome of Constantinople (known as Atmeydanı "Horse Square" in the Ottoman period) in what is now …

Life. A Christian and former teacher of grammar and rhetoric, as well as magister scriniorum, Eugenius was an acquaintance of Arbogast, the magister militum.Arbogast was of Frankish origin and de facto ruler of the western portion of the Empire.. Rise to power. Following the death of Valentinian II, Eugenius was elevated to augustus on 22 August 392 at Lyons, by Arbogast.

Manuel II Palaiologos was the second son of Emperor John V Palaiologos and his wife Helena Kantakouzene. Granted the title of despotēs by his father, the future Manuel II traveled west to seek support for the Byzantine Empire in 1365 and in 1370, serving as governor in Thessalonica from 1369. The failed attempt at usurpation by his older brother Andronikos IV Palaiologos in …

Saint Arsenius the Deacon, sometimes known as Arsenius of Scetis and Turah, Arsenius the Roman or Arsenius the Great, was a Roman imperial tutor who became an anchorite in Egypt, one of the most highly regarded of the Desert Fathers, whose teachings were greatly influential on the development of asceticism and the contemplative life.. His contemporaries so admired him …

History. The Palace of Blachernae was constructed on the northern slopes of the Sixth Hill of the city in circa 500. The hill itself was partially remodelled, particularly in later times, and a number of terraces created to support the various buildings comprising the palace complex. Although the main imperial residence during the 4th–11th centuries was the Great Palace at the eastern end …

Histoire. Les vestiges des arcs romains, dont certains sont bien conservés, ont inspiré les architectes et dirigeants depuis le Moyen Âge jusqu'à nos jours. Des arcs de triomphe copiant le style antique sont construits dans des villes du monde entier comme l'arc de triomphe de l'Étoile à Paris, l'arc de triomphe de Narva à Saint-Pétersbourg ou encore la Porte de l'Inde à New …