Roman civil wars of the early 5th century
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The Roman civil wars of the early 5th century were a series of internal conflicts and rival claimants to imperial power that hastened the political fragmentation and military weakening of the Western Roman Empire.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roman civil wars of the early 5th century canonical | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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series of civil wars ⓘ |
| cause |
division of the Roman Empire into Western and Eastern courts
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rivalry between military strongmen ⓘ weak imperial succession mechanisms ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 470 ⓘ |
| followed | Crisis of the Third Century NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | final collapse of the Western Roman Empire in 476 ⓘ |
| follows | Gothic War of 376–382 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
contribution to the fall of the Western Roman Empire
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facilitation of barbarian settlement within imperial frontiers ⓘ loss of central control over provinces ⓘ military weakening of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ political fragmentation of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| hasPart |
civil war between Honorius and Constantine III
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conflict between Honorius and Alaric’s Visigoths involving rival emperors ⓘ conflict between Stilicho and Gildo ⓘ conflict between Stilicho and Rufinus ⓘ conflict surrounding the deposition of Avitus ⓘ conflict surrounding the rise of Majorian ⓘ conflict surrounding the rise of Ricimer ⓘ usurpation of Constantine III NERFINISHED ⓘ usurpation of Heraclian ⓘ usurpation of Jovinus ⓘ usurpation of Maximus of Hispania ⓘ usurpation of Priscus Attalus ⓘ usurpation of Sebastianus ⓘ |
| location |
Gaul
NERFINISHED
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Hispania NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
imperial succession crises
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military fragmentation ⓘ political instability ⓘ usurpation ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| pointInTime | early 5th century ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Aetius
NERFINISHED
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Alaric I NERFINISHED ⓘ Arcadius NERFINISHED ⓘ Avitus NERFINISHED ⓘ Constantine III NERFINISHED ⓘ Constantius III NERFINISHED ⓘ Galla Placidia NERFINISHED ⓘ Heraclian NERFINISHED ⓘ Honorius NERFINISHED ⓘ Jovinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Majorian NERFINISHED ⓘ Priscus Attalus NERFINISHED ⓘ Ricimer NERFINISHED ⓘ Stilicho NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodosius I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 395 ⓘ |
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