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Theodosius II was a long-time Eastern Roman Emperor, who reigned during the times of Honorius, Constantius III, and Valentinian III in the West (he put Valentinian on the throne as he was the husband of his daughter). 0380 - 0404 Aelia Eudoxia 24 24 0345 - 0386 Aelia Flavia Flaccilla 41 41 0346 - 0395 Theodosius I 49 49     Emperor of Rome in the East 378-394
    Emperor of Rome 394-395
    Theodosius was the son of the famous general Flavius Theodosius and was born in Spain. As a young man, he often accompanied his father in the British campaigns, but when he later died Theodosius retired to Spain. When the Roman Emperor Valens in the East died in 378, his co-Emperor Gratian in the West appointed Theodosius to rule the East as Emperor. In 382, Theodosius finally compromised with the invading Visigoths that they could remain in the Empire as long as they served in the army.
    When the Roman Emperor Gratian died in 383, Theodosius recognized the usurper Maximus as Emperor in the West with the exception of Italy, where Valentinian II ruled as Emperor. In 388, Maximus attacked Theodosius, however Theodosius defeated and killed him, returning sole rule fo the West to his co-Emperor Valentinian. In 392, Valentinian's general Arbogast killed the Western Emperor and gave the crown to Eugenius as a puppet ruler in his place. Theodosius marched to Italy and defeated the two pretenders in 394, becoming the first sole Roman Emperor since the Emperor Jovian died in 364. He formally divided the Roman Empire on his death permanently into two separate, independent empires of the West and the East. He was succeeded by his sons Arcadius and Honorius to the East and West respectively.

 0325 Thermentia L'ancienne 0320 - 0376 Theodosius L'ancien 56 56 0350 - 0385 Bauto Franks 35 35 Bauto, Frankish Chieftain and Roman Consul[JohnFaye (8 Jun 05).FTW]

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Flavius Bauto (died c. 385) was a Romanised Frank who served as a magister militum of the Western Roman Empire.

When the usurper Magnus Maximus invaded Italy in an attempt to replace Valentinian II, Bauto led the forces of the Eastern Emperor Theodosius I and defeated the rebel. He died soon after, likely of natural causes. His daughter, Aelia Eudoxia married Emperor Arcadius in 395, becoming one of the more powerful empresses of Late Antiquity. He was succeeded by his son Arbogastes.

Bauto opposed Ambrosius when the latter proposed to remove the pagan Altar of Victory from the senate of Rome. He lost the case and the Altar of Victory was removed. After his death Arbogastes became the leader of a short pagan revival.

See "The Historia" of Arbogast and Bauto. 0375 Leontius 0419 - 0454 Flavius Valentinian of Rome 34 34 Western Roman Emperor 425-455
In 425, Valentinian was placed on the Western imperial throne under the regency of his mother by the Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius II. Valentinian was a weak ruler, at first controlled by his mother and later by the powerful general Flavius Ætius. During his reign, the Western Empire was ravaged: in Africa by the Vandal king Genseric in 429, and in the Danubian provinces, Gaul, and Italy, by Attila, King of the Huns in 441. In 451, Ætius won a major victory over Attila at Chalons-sur-Marne, Gaul. In 454, Valentinian had Ætius killed, however 2 of the generals supporters killed Valentinian the next year. D. 0450 Galla Placida Rome Galla Placida married the Master of the Soldiers Constantius (who ruled briefly as co-Emperor with Honorius, Galla's brother) when he was at the height of his career, and their son Valentinian III reigned in the West. When the Visigoths under King Alaric I sacked Rome in 410, they carried off Galla with them as hostage. She was of course returned, and later went on to rule the empire when her son was very young with the formal title of "piissima et perpetua Augusta mater" which translates to "most pius and eternal Empress."

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Galla Placidia (born around 390; died at Rome November 27, 450) lived one of the most eventful lives of late antiquity. Daughter of the Roman emperor Theodosius I and his second wife, Galla, herself daughter of the Emperor Valentinian I, Galla Placidia was half sister of emperors Honorius and Arcadius.

In either 409 or 410, during Alaric's siege of Rome, she became the captive of the Visigoths, who kept her with them as they wandered through Italy, and later Gaul. She married Athaulf, brother of Alaric, and king of the Visigoths after his death, at Narbo in January 414, although the historian Jordanes states that they married earlier, in 411 at Forum Livii (Forli). Jordanes's date may actually be when the Roman empress and the Gothic king first became more than captor and captive. She had a son, Theodosius, by the Visigothic king, but he died in infancy, was buried in Barcelona, but years later the corpse was exhumed and reburied in the imperial mausoleum in Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome. Athaulf was mortally wounded by a servant of a Gothic chieftain he had slain, and before dying in the late summer of 415, instructed his brother to return Galla to the Romans. It was the Gothic King Wallia who traded her to the Romans in return for a treaty and supplies early in 416.

Her brother Honorius forced her into marriage to the Roman Constantius in January of 417. They had a son who became Valentinian III and his rather more strong-willed sister, Justa Grata Honoria. Constantius became emperor in 421, but died shortly afterwards, and Galla was forced from the Western empire to find refuge at Constantinople. After Honorius died, and after the suppression of Joannes, her son Valentinian was elevated as Emperor in Rome in 425.

At first she attempted to rule in her son's name, but as the generals loyal to her one by one either died or defected to Aetius, imperial policy came to rest in his hands by the time he was made patrician.

Throughout her life Galla remained a devout Catholic, and in her later years endowed or enriched several churches in Ravenna.

A good, modern study of Placidia and the times she lived in can be found in Stewart Irwin Oost, Galla Placidia Augusta, A Biographical Essay (1967).

The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna was one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites inscribed in 1996.

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Constantius was a major general in Gaul and Spain. He married the sister of the Western Emperor Honorius, and served as co-Emperor with him in 421 for 7 months until his death. 0327 Faustina Rome 0317 - 0361 Flavius Julius Constantius of Rome 44 44 0293 - 0326 Flavia Maximiana 33 33 0248 - 0328 Helen Colchester 80 80 0234 Eutropia 0218 - 0230 Flavius Eutropius of the Gordiani 12 12 0160 Titus Flavius 0160 Julia Sabine 0152 Titus Flavius Sabinus Arricidia Tertulle 0186 Bruttia Crispin 0161 - 0192 Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antonius of Rome 31 31 0125 Annia Galeria Faustina 0121 - 0180 Marcus Aurelius 59 59 0086 - 0161 Domita Lucilla Tranjanus 75 75 Julianus Calpernius Piso 0080 Pomperia Poltina Claudia Phoebe Piso D. 0117 Marcus Ulpius Trajan Marcus Ulpius Trajanus 0046 Boionia Procilla Serilla 0037 - 0069 Arrisus Antoninus Calpernius Piso 32 32 Mariamne Caecina Arria 0086 Gaius Sillius Calpernius Domitius Piso Plancina Munatia Marcus Julius Antonius Genius Caesar D. 0043 Mariamne Arria The Elder 0030 Falvius II M. Titus Sabinus Titus Flavius Sabinus I Bernice of Judea Aristobulus of Judea Herod Judea 0103 Tiberius Julius Alexander Judea Cypros of Nabatea Antipater Idumaea Antipas Of Idumaea 0101 Eurgen ap Meric 0045 - 0125 Meric 80 80 Julia of the Iceni 0350 - 0420 Coel Hen ap Tegfan 70 70 Romano-British ruler of Eboracum
founder of the city of Colchester in Essex, England. "Colchester" means "Cole's castle." king of the Britons following the reign of King Asclepiodotus. The Welsh chronicles state further that his name was Coel Hen Godhebog, which would integrate the two possible names together. Monmouth states that Coel, upset with Asclepiodotus's handling of Diocletian's massacres, began a rebellion in the duchy of Kaelcolim (Colchester), of which he was duke. He met Asclepiodotus in battle and killed him, thus taking the kingship of Britain upon himself. Rome, apparently, was thrilled that Britain had a new king and sent a senator, Constantius Chlorus, to act as a diplomat to Coel. Afraid of the Romans, Coel met Constantius and agreed to pay tribute and submit to Roman laws as long as he was allowed to retain the kingship of Britain. Constantius agreed to these terms but one month later, Coel died. Constantius took Coel's daughter, Helena, and crowned himself as Coel's successor. Helen later gave birth to a son who became Emperor Constantine the Great. Yet another possibility is that Cole is the Celtic deity Camulus, god of war.

Geoffrey of Monmouth lists a King Cole in his Historia Regum Britanniae as a king of the Britons following the reign of King Asclepiodotus. The Welsh chronicles state further that his name was Coel Hen Godhebog, which would integrate the two possible names together. Monmouth states that Coel, upset with Asclepiodotus's handling of Diocletian's massacres, began a rebellion in the duchy of Kaelcolim (Colchester), of which he was duke. He met Asclepiodotus in battle and killed him, thus taking the kingship of Britain upon himself. Rome, apparently, was thrilled that Britain had a new king and sent a senator, Constantius Chlorus, to act as a diplomat to Coel. Afraid of the Romans, Coel met Constantius and agreed to pay tribute and submit to Roman laws as long as he was allowed to retain the kingship of Britain. Constantius agreed to these terms but one month later, Coel died. Constantius took Coel's daughter, Helena, and crowned himself as Coel's successor. Helen later gave birth to a son who became Emperor Constantine the Great. Note that the Historia Regum Britanniae is not generally considered historically accurate.
 D. 0043 Arviragus Gweirydd ap Cynefelyn 0030 Boadicea Cunobeln Prasutagus of the Iceni Publius Flavius Sabinus D. 0069 Titus Flavius Sabinus Titus Flavius Sabinus Vaspasiana Pollo 0009 - 0079 Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespesianus 69 69 Flavia Domitilia Antonius Pius Faustina 0076 - 0138 Hadrian 62 62 Hadrian (in Latin, Publius Aelius Hadrianus) (ad76-138), emperor of Rome (117-138), who declared an end to the expansion of the empire and drew back to the limits established by Augustus. One of the most cultured of the emperors, he was a patron of virtually all the arts.

Hadrian was born January 24, 76, either in Itálica, near Seville, Spain, or in Rome. When his father died in 85, he became the ward of a relative, the future emperor Trajan. Educated in Rome, Hadrian held various civil and military posts until Trajan became emperor in 98. He then served with distinction in military campaigns with Trajan on the Danube frontier and was made consul several times. As archon of Athens (112) he immersed himself in Greek culture, for which he demonstrated an abiding attachment. When Trajan died in 117, Hadrian was proclaimed emperor by the army, and his appointment was then ratified by the Roman Senate.

The Roman Empire at the time was repeatedly threatened by the revolts of subject peoples and by barbarian invasions. Recognizing the need for consolidation, Hadrian resolved to abandon the outlying provinces. He established a series of defense fortifications, including the famous Hadrian's Wall, that historically marked the end of Roman territorial expansion. At Rome he strengthened his position by liberalism toward the people, by support of poor children, and by a considerate attitude toward the Senate. In several extended tours he visited nearly every Roman province, setting local political, military, and economic affairs in order and strengthening loyalty to Rome. His favorite, Antinoüs, traveled with him; when the youth drowned, Hadrian deified him. In 134-35 the emperor revisited Judea, where he put down a lengthy insurrection of the Jews at a reported cost to them of half a million lives. Hadrian spent the closing years of his life partly in Rome and partly at his palatial villa at Tibur (modern Tivoli). He died at Baiae (modern Baia) on July 10, 138, and was succeeded as emperor by Antoninus Pius.

A highly cultivated man, Hadrian surrounded himself with poets, philosophers, and scholars. He wrote verse and prose in Latin and Greek with notable skill. Passionately interested in architecture, he erected in Rome such magnificent buildings as the Athenaeum (an academy for the promotion of learning), the Temple of Venus and Roma, the Pantheon (rebuilt), and his massive mausoleum (Castel Sant'Angelo), and, in Athens, many other buildings. Hadrian's villa was actually an entire town, with splendid buildings recalling the best he had seen in his travels and some of the finest statuary of ancient times.

© 1993-2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. D. 0136 Vibia Sabina Marcus Aurelius Crispin 0352 Strada of Cambria Tenacius Manogan ap Eneid 0325 - 0390 Cadwan of Cumbria 65 65 0327 Gwladys of Siluria 0235 - 0310 Marcus Aurelias Maximian of Rome 75 75 Castobanes of Judea Salome of Judea 0009 - 0079 Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespesianus 69 69 0210 Gordiana Balba 0077 Mariamne of Judea alternate line?
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When Emperor Theodosius I died in 395, he permanently divided the Roman Empire, creating two independent Empires. Arcadius received the East at the age of 18. When he died in 408, the Empire passed to his son, Theodosius II. 0379 Flavius Honorius Rome 0381 Pulcheria Rome 0384 Homerius Rome D. 0048 Herod Pollio of Chalcis D. 0044 Agrippa of Judea Phasael of Judea 0388 Gwawl verch Coel Aiofe verch Coel 0116 Owain of Camulod D. 0054 Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus Aemilia Lepida Arria Lupia Lucilla Marcus Coccieus Nerva Ulpia Domitia Paulina 0382 - 0450 Ceneu ap Coel Hen St Cenue 68 68 0390 Garbanion ap Coel Hen 0358 - 0415 Gwrfawr Forimorus ap Cadfan 57 57 0365 Cadfrod ap Cadfan 0305 - 0367 Conan Cynan Meridoc 62 62 # ID: I52853
# Name: Conan Cynan Meridoc King of Dumnonia Brittany
# Surname: Meridoc/ King of Dumnonia
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Marriage 1 St Ursula ferch Dynod b: ABT 0305 in Dumnonia, Cymru

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   1. Has Children Cadfan ap Cynan Brenin Dumnonia b: ABT 0325 in Dumnonia, Cymru


Marriage 2 Dareca b: ABT 0310 in Eire

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   1. Has Children Gradlon "Mawr" ap Cynan King of Brittany b: ABT 0330 in Llydaw, France


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I INTRODUCTION
Constantine the Great (about ad 274-337), Roman emperor (306-37), the first Roman ruler to be converted to Christianity. He was the founder of Constantinople (present-day Istanbul), which remained the capital of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire until 1453.

Constantine the Great Constantine the Great was the first emperor of Rome to convert to Christianity. During his reign, Christians, previously persecuted, gained freedom of worship. He gave huge estates and other gifts to the Christian church. He established a capital in the eastern provinces, naming it Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey).Hulton Getty Picture Collection

II EARLY LIFE

Arch of Constantine The Arch of Constantine, Rome, was completed in 315 to commemorate Constantine the Great’s victory over an Italian rival, which made Constantine the absolute monarch of the Roman Empire. Constantine the Great was the first Roman ruler to become a Christian, and under his rule Christians were able to worship freely.Bridgeman Art Library, London/New York

Constantine the Great was born Flavius Valerius Constantinus at Ni?, in what is now Serbia, son of the commander Constantius Chlorus (later Constantius I) and Helena (later Saint Helena), a camp follower. Constantius became co-emperor in 305. Constantine, who had shown military talent in the East, joined his father in Britain in 306. He was popular with the troops, who proclaimed him emperor when Constantius died later the same year. Over the next two decades, however, Constantine had to fight his rivals for the throne, and he did not finally establish himself as sole ruler until 324.

Following the example of his father and earlier 3rd-century emperors, Constantine in his early life was a solar henotheist, believing that the Roman sun god, Sol, was the visible manifestation of an invisible “Highest God” (summus deus), who was the principle behind the universe. This god was thought to be the companion of the Roman emperor. Constantine's adherence to this faith is evident from his claim of having had a vision of the sun god in 310 while in a grove of Apollo in Gaul. In 312, on the eve of a battle against Maxentius, his rival in Italy, Constantine is reported to have dreamed that Christ appeared to him and told him to inscribe the first two letters of his name (XP in Greek) on the shields of his troops. The next day he is said to have seen a cross superimposed on the sun and the words “in this sign you will be the victor” (usually given in Latin, in hoc signo vinces). Constantine then defeated Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, near Rome. The Senate hailed the victor as savior of the Roman people. Thus, Constantine, who had been a pagan solar worshiper, now looked upon the Christian deity as a bringer of victory. Persecution of the Christians was ended, and Constantine's co-emperor, Licinius, joined him in issuing the Edict of Milan (313), which mandated toleration of Christians in the Roman Empire. As guardian of Constantine's favored religion, the church was then given legal rights and large financial donations.

III SOLE RULER

A struggle for power soon began between Licinius and Constantine, from which Constantine emerged in 324 as a victorious Christian champion. Now emperor of both East and West, he began to implement important administrative reforms. The army was reorganized, and the separation of civil and military authority, begun by his predecessor, Diocletian, was completed. The central government was run by Constantine and his council, known as the sacrum consistorium. The Senate was given back the powers that it had lost in the 3rd century, and new gold coins (solidi) were issued, which remained the standard of exchange until the end of the Byzantine Empire.

Constantine intervened in ecclesiastical affairs to achieve unity; he presided over the first ecumenical council of the church at Nicaea in 325. He also began the building of Constantinople in 326 on the site of ancient Greek Byzantium. The city was completed in 330 (later expanded), given Roman institutions, and beautified by ancient Greek works of art. In addition, Constantine built churches in the Holy Land, where his mother (also a Christian) supposedly found the True Cross on which Jesus was crucified. The emperor was baptized shortly before his death, on May 22, 337.

IV EVALUATION

Constantine the Great unified a tottering empire, reorganized the Roman state, and set the stage for the final victory of Christianity at the end of the 4th century. Many modern scholars accept the sincerity of his religious conviction. His conversion was a gradual process; at first he probably associated Christ with the victorious sun god. By the time of the Council of Nicaea (325), however, he was completely Christian, but still tolerated paganism among his subjects. Although criticized by his enemies as a proponent of a crude and false religion, Constantine the Great strengthened the Roman Empire and ensured its survival in the East. As the first emperor to rule in the name of Christ, he was a major figure in the foundation of medieval Christian Europe.

© 1993-2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. 0250 - 0306 Gaius Flavius Valerius Constantius 56 56 0039 - 0081 Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespesianus 41 41 Titus, full name Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespasianus (39-81), Roman emperor (79-81), who destroyed the Temple of Jerusalem and completed the Colosseum. He was born December 30, 39, in Rome, the elder son of Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespasianus, later Emperor Vespasian. Titus served as a military tribune in Germany and Britain and later fought under his father's command during the Jewish rebellion in Palestine. After Vespasian became emperor in 69, Titus was left in command of the Roman army in Palestine, and he brought the war to a close with the capture of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple in 70. To commemorate this victory in the Jewish war, his brother, Emperor Domitian, later erected the Arch of Titus.

On the death of his father in 79, Titus became emperor, and by his generous gifts and lavish entertainments he soon made himself popular with the Roman people. He established a lenient government, discontinuing all prosecutions for laesa majestas, or treason by disrespect, and decreeing heavy punishments against informers. During his short reign Titus completed and dedicated (80) the Flavian amphitheater, later called the Colosseum, begun by his father and built near the extensive baths that bear his name. The eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius occurred during his reign in 79, and the following year Rome was afflicted by a great fire and a plague. His beneficence to the sufferers of these disasters made Titus the idol of the populace. He died on September 13, 81.

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