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![]() Detail of Honorius as depicted on the consular diptych of Probus, AD 406 | |||||
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Augustus | 23 January 393 – 15 August 423 (senior from 17 January 395) | ||||
Predecessor | Theodosius I | ||||
Successor | Joannes | ||||
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Born | 9 September 384 Constantinople | ||||
Died | 15 August 423 (aged 38) Ravenna, Italy | ||||
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Dynasty | Theodosian | ||||
Father | Theodosius I | ||||
Mother | Aelia Flaccilla | ||||
Religion | Nicene Christianity |
Honorius (9 September 384 – 15 August 423) was Roman emperor from 393 to 423. He was the younger son of emperor Theodosius I and his first wife Aelia Flaccilla. After the death of Theodosius in 395, Honorius, under the regency of Stilicho, ruled the western half of the empire while his brother Arcadius ruled the eastern half. His reign over the Western Roman Empire was notably precarious and chaotic. In 410, Rome was sacked for the first time in almost 800 years.