Gratian

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Christian ruler Roman emperor human

Gratian was a 4th-century Roman emperor who ruled the Western Roman Empire and is known for his support of Nicene Christianity and military struggles against Gothic and usurper forces.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Gratian canonical 20
Flavius Gratianus (Gratian) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian ruler ⓘ
Roman emperor ⓘ
human ⓘ
battle Battle of Argentovaria ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 4th century ⓘ
conflictWith Gothic forces ⓘ
Magnus Maximus ⓘ
surface form: usurper Magnus Maximus
coRuler Valens ⓘ
Valentinian I ⓘ
Valentinian II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire ⓘ
dateOfBirth 359 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 383 ⓘ
dynasty Valentinianic dynasty ⓘ
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
ethnicBackground Illyrian Roman ⓘ
father Valentinian I ⓘ
fullName Flavius Gratianus ⓘ
givenName Gratian self-link ⓘ
killedBy supporters of Magnus Maximus ⓘ
languageSpoken Latin ⓘ
mannerOfDeath assassination ⓘ
militaryRank imperial commander ⓘ
mother Marina Severa ⓘ
notableEvent aftermath of the Battle of Adrianople ⓘ
notableFor conflicts with usurpers ⓘ
military campaigns against the Goths ⓘ
opposition to Arianism ⓘ
support of Nicene Christianity ⓘ
placeOfBirth Sirmium ⓘ
placeOfDeath Lugdunum ⓘ
policy favored Nicene bishops over Arian bishops ⓘ
withdrew state support from traditional Roman cults ⓘ
positionHeld Augustus ⓘ
Roman emperor of the West ⓘ
predecessor Valentinian I ⓘ
reignEnd 383 ⓘ
reignStart 367 ⓘ
religion Nicene Christianity ⓘ
removedTitle pontifex maximus ⓘ
residence Milan ⓘ
Trier ⓘ
ruledTerritory Western Roman Empire ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Valentinian II ⓘ
successor Valentinian II ⓘ
supportedBy Ambrose of Milan ⓘ
title Augustus ⓘ
surface form: Augustus of the Western Roman Empire
wasMadeCoEmperorBy Valentinian I ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sirmium → associatedWithEmperor → Gratian ⓘ
Sirmium → birthplaceOf → Gratian ⓘ
Caesar → heldBy → Gratian ⓘ
subject surface form: Caesar (imperial title)
Flavius → notableBearer → Gratian ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flavius Gratianus (Gratian)
Theodosius I → coEmperorWith → Gratian ⓘ
court of Trier → emperorPresent → Gratian ⓘ
Edict of Thessalonica → issuedBy → Gratian ⓘ
Edict of Thessalonica → emperorTitleHolder → Gratian ⓘ
Gratian → givenName → Gratian self-link ⓘ
Valens dynasty → hasMonarch → Gratian ⓘ
Theodosian dynasty → hasMember → Gratian ⓘ
Valentinianic dynasty → hasMember → Gratian ⓘ
Placidia (daughter of Valentinian III) → relative → Gratian ⓘ
Valentinian I → successor → Gratian ⓘ
Flavius Valens → coRuler → Gratian ⓘ
Valentinian II → sibling → Gratian ⓘ
Valentinian II → coRuler → Gratian ⓘ
Galla → notableRelative → Gratian ⓘ
Gothic War (376–382) → commandedBy (Roman side) → Gratian ⓘ
Gothic War (376–382) → emperorOfWesternRomanEmpireDuringConflict → Gratian ⓘ
House of Theodosius → hasMember → Gratian ⓘ