Unlike his younger half-brothers, Constantine s eldest son Crispus was not born in the purple that is, his father was not emperor when he was born so he was not a spoiled child. Indeed, his upbringing was similar to Constantine s own. Thus it is no surprise that Crispus, named Caesar at age 17 and given control of the Gallic lands, proved himself in battles with the Goths.
Unlike his younger half-brothers, Constantine s eldest son Crispus was not born in the purple that is, his father was not emperor when he was born so he was not a spoiled child. Indeed, his...
Flavius Arcadius was the elder son of Emperor Theodosius I and Aelia Flaccilla. Like many children of Roman Emperors, he was vain and weak, spoiled by growing up in luxury. Arcadius died in 408 in...
The son of the Valentinian I, Valentinian II was elevated to Emperor at the age of four, and never enjoyed true power. Most of the West was controlled by the usurper Magnus Maximus, and in Italy,...
In the spring of A.D. 260, the Roman Emperor Valerian was taken prisoner by the Persian King of Kings. This humiliating capture, unprecedented in the long annals of Rome, ended Valerian s reign,...
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