The Roman Empire 395AD
On January 17th 395AD the Roman Emperor Theodosius I, age 48, died in Milan. He would be the last Emperor to rule the whole of the Roman Empire as it was then divided into an eastern and a western halves, as it had been under Diocletian’s tetrarchy over a century earlier. The Eastern Roman Empire went to his son Arcadius and was centered in Constantinople, while the Western Roman Empire was granted to his other son, Honorius.
The Roman Empire was split again in 395 AD upon the death of Theodosius I, Roman Emperor in Constantinople, never again to be made whole. He divided the provinces up into east and west, as it had been under Diocletian’s tetrarchy over a century earlier, between his two sons, Arcadius and Honorius. A first Honorius based his capital in Milan, but when the Visigoths under King Alaric I entered Italy in 401 he moved his capital to the coastal city of Ravenna. Both Theodosius’ sons were young and incapable of dealing with the pressures facing the Empire. For the Western Empire the split was likely fatal.
The Roman Empire was split again in 395 AD upon the death of Theodosius I, Roman Emperor in Constantinople, never again to be made whole. He divided the provinces up into east and west, as it had been under Diocletian’s tetrarchy over a century earlier, between his two sons, Arcadius and Honorius. A first Honorius based his capital in Milan, but when the Visigoths under King Alaric I entered Italy in 401 he moved his capital to the coastal city of Ravenna. Both Theodosius’ sons were young and incapable of dealing with the pressures facing the Empire. For the Western Empire the split was likely fatal.
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