Arcadius (Person) AKA Flavius Arcadius
Arcadius
377 AD - 408 AD
AKA Flavius Arcadius
- Roman emperor (in the East) Augustus 383 – 408
A weak ruler, his reign was dominated by a series of powerful ministers and by his wife, Aelia Eudoxia.
In noting the character of Arcadius, the historian J. B. Bury described him and his abilities thus:
He was of short stature, of dark complexion, thin and inactive, and the dullness of his wit was betrayed by his speech and by his sleepy, drooping eyes. His mental deficiency and the weakness of his character made it inevitable that he should be governed by the strong personalities of his court.
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Aelia Eudoxia04/27/395 AD
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