Wednesday, May 1, 2024

 Greetings all,


On this day we commemorate the passing of the Emperor Arcadius on May 1st in 408 AD:
 

He was the son of Emperor Theodosius I, Arcadius was Emperor of the East and his brother Honorius was Emperor of the West. Arcadius not a strong ruler and was heavily influenced by both his advisors and his consort the Empress Aelia Eudocia for most of his rule. It seems that he focused more on being an example of a pious Christian than being concerned with military or political matters.  He did however begin the Theodosian Walls around Constantinople and as his rule was mostly inoffensive he provided stable legal continuity through a troubled time.

-Marcus Cassius Julianus
www.byzantiumnovum.org
 
 

 

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