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Honorius
Honorius: emperor of the West-Roman empire (r.395-423).
Names:
- 9 September 384: Flavius Honorius
- January 393: Flavius Honorius Augustus
- 15 August 423: natural death
co-emperor of Arcadius; ruled in the west
Successor of: Theodosius I
Relatives:
- father: Theodosius I
- mother: Aelia Flacilla
- first wife: Maria, daughter of Stilicho
- second wife: Thermantia, daughter of Stilicho
Main deeds:
- 395 Death of Theodosius I; Honorius and Arcadius succeed their father
- 396 Honorius consul III (with Arcadius IV)
- 398 Consul IV (with Flavius Eutychianus); marries Maria, daughter of Stilicho
- 401 Alaric's Visigoths invade Italy
- 402 Consul V (with Arcadius V); indecisive battle between Stilicho and Alaric at Pollentia; the Visigoths return; imperial residence moved from Rome to Ravenna
- 404 Consul VI (with Aristaenetus); triumph of Honorius
- 405 Radagaisus invades Italy
- 406 Vandals, Alans, Sueves invade Gaul; Stilicho destroys the army of Radagaisus
- 407 Consul VII (with Theodosius II consul II); in Britain, Constantinus III is proclaimed emperor; he withdraws all Roman troops from the island
- 408: Death of the empress Maria; Honorius remarries, to her younger sister Thermantia
- 408, 1 May: Death of Arcadius; Theodosius II becomes emperor in the east
- 408, 23 August: murder of Stilicho
- The Visigoths invade Italy
- 409 Consul VIII (with Theodosius II consul III); Vandals settle in [V]Andalusia
- 410 Visigoths capture Rome; death of Alaric; Britain evacuated
- 411 Consul IX (with Theodosius II consul V); general Constantius defeats Constantinus III
- 412 Alaric's successor Athaulf leaves Italy
- 414 Athauf marries Galla Placidia; invades Hispania
- 415 Consul X (with Theodosius II consul VI); Death of Athaulf; Death of the empress Thermantia
- 417 Consul XI (with Constantius) Galla Placidia marries Constantius
- 418 Consul XII (with Theodosius II consul VIII); Visigoths settled in Aquitania; Assembly of the Seven Provinces in Gaul; Jews expelled from the army in Italy
- 421 Constantius ("Constantius III") made co-ruler of Honorius; the new emperor dies after half a year
- 422 Consul XIII (with Theodosius II consul X)
- 423 Natural death
Buildings: Improved walls for Rome; palaces Ravenna
Contemporary events:
- 397 Death of Ambrose
- 404 Death of Claudian
- 405 Burning of the Sibylline books
- 417 Council of Carthage: Pelagianism condemned
- 420 Death of Orosius
- 422 Foundation of Venice (traditional date)
Succeeded by: Johannes and Valentinian III