Honorius

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Roman emperor Western Roman emperor

Honorius was a Western Roman emperor whose weak leadership and reliance on generals like Stilicho coincided with the empire’s decline and the Visigothic sack of Rome in 410.

Aliases (4)

Emperor Honorius ×2
Flavius Honorius ×1
Honorius (as sole Western emperor after his death) ×1
Honorius (as sole Western emperor) ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman emperor → Western Roman emperor →
associatedWithEvent	Sack of Rome (410) → decline of the Western Roman Empire →
birthDate	384 → 384-09-09 →
capitalDuringReign	Mediolanum → Ravenna →
citizenship	Roman Empire →
coEmperorWith	Arcadius →
country	Western Roman Empire →
deathDate	423 → 423-08-15 →
dynasty	Theodosian dynasty →
era	Late Antiquity →
father	Theodosius I →
givenName	Honorius →
knownFor	loss of imperial authority in the West → weak imperial leadership →
language	Latin →
mother	Aelia Flaccilla →
movedImperialCourtTo	Ravenna → Ravenna in 402 →
notableBattleDuringReign	Battle of Pollentia → Battle of Verona (402) →
notableUsurperDuringReign	Constantine III → Jovinus → Priscus Attalus →
opponent	Alaric I → Visigoths →
positionHeld	Roman consul →
predecessor	Theodosius I →
regent	Stilicho →
reignEnd	423 → 423-08-15 →
reignStart	395 → 395-01-23 →
reliedOnGeneral	Flavius Stilicho → Stilicho →
religion	Nicene Christianity →
residence	Mediolanum → Ravenna →
ruledPartOf	Western Roman Empire →
sibling	Arcadius → Pulcheria →
successor	Valentinian III →
title	Augustus →
wasMinorAtAccession	true →

Referenced by (25)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Honorius → Pope Honorius I →	givenName
Constantius III → Stilicho →	servedUnder
Constantius III ("Honorius (as sole Western emperor after his death)") → Theodosius I →	successor
Constantius III →	appointedBy
Battle of Pollentia →	associatedWith
Theodosius I →	child
Theodosius II →	coRuler
Stilicho →	executedBy
Western Roman Empire →	firstEmperor
Fall of the Western Roman Empire →	hasKeyFigure
First siege of Rome by Alaric (408) →	hasOpposingCommander
Alaric I ("Emperor Honorius") →	negotiatedWith
Flavius ("Flavius Honorius") →	notableBearer
Alaric I →	opponent
First siege of Rome by Alaric (408) ("Emperor Honorius") →	opposedBy
Sack of Rome (410) →	opposingCommander
New History →	portraysFigure
Constantius III ("Honorius (as sole Western emperor)") →	predecessor
Stilicho →	regentFor
Theodosius II →	relative
Western Roman Empire →	ruler
First siege of Rome by Alaric (408) →	tookPlaceDuringReignOf