Stilicho
Roman army general (c. 359 – 408) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stilicho[2] (/ˈstɪlɪkoʊ/; c. 359 – 22 August 408) was a military commander in the Roman army who, for a time, became the most powerful man in the Western Roman Empire.[3][4] He was of Vandal origins and married to Serena, the niece of emperor Theodosius I. He became guardian for the underage Honorius.[5] After nine years of struggle against barbarian and Roman enemies, political and military disasters finally allowed his enemies in the court of Honorius to remove him from power. His fall culminated in his arrest and execution in 408.[6]
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Stilicho | |
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Born | c. 359 |
Died | 22 August 408 (aged c. 49) |
Resting place | Unknown, possibly the Sarcophagus of Stilicho |
Office | Consul (400, 405) |
Children | 3 |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Western Roman Empire |
Years of service | 382–408 |
Rank | Comes et magister utriusque militiae |
Battles | Battle of the Frigidus (394) Gothic War (395-398) Gildonic War (398) Pictish War (398) Siege of Asti (402) Battle of Pollentia (402) Battle of Verona (402) War of Radagaisus (405-406) |
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