Eugenius

Reece Period attributed: Period 21

Member of the House of Theodosius dynasty.

Coins for this issuer were issued from 392 until 394.

When Valentinian II died, Arbogastes chose Eugenius as his successor. Eugenius was originally a teacher of rhetoric and grammar, not cut out for ruling, and Arbogastes effectively ruled through him. Theodosius I figured out that Arbogastes was running the show, and marched into Italy in 394. He put Eugenius to death and Arbogastes committed suicide somewhere in the mountains.

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• Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenius

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Information from Wikipedia

• Preferred label: Eugenius
• Full names:
  • Eugenius
• Title: Consul of the Roman Empire
• Predecessor: Valentinian II
• Successor: Theodosius I
• Definition: Flavius Eugenius (died 6 September 394) was an usurper in the Western Roman Empire (392–394) against Emperor Theodosius I. While Christian himself, Eugenius capitalized on the discontent in the West caused by Theodosius' religious policies targeting pagans. He restored the pagan Temple of Venus and Rome and restored the Altar of Victory, after continued petitions from the Roman senate. Eugenius replaced Theodosius' administrators with men loyal to him, including pagans. This revived the pagan cause. His army fought the army of Theodosius at the Battle of Frigidus, where he was captured and executed.
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• Death place: Battle of the Frigidus
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• Other title(s):
  • List of Roman emperors
  • Consul of the Roman Empire
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• Came before:
  • Rufinus (consul)
  • Arcadius
• Subjects on wikipedia:
  • Ancient Roman generals
  • Year of birth unknown
  • 4th-century Roman consuls
  • People executed by the Roman Empire
  • Executed Roman emperors
  • 4th-century births
  • 4th-century murdered monarchs
  • Imperial Roman consuls
  • Flavii
  • 4th-century Roman usurpers
  • 4th-century Christians
  • 394 deaths