Saturday, June 03, 2006

Honorius

Emperor of the western Roman empire from AD 395 and widely recognized as one of the least effective holders of that title. During his reign Britain, Spain, and parts of Gaul were lost to the empire and Rome itself was captured by Alaric. Honorius was the son of Theodosius the Great.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology. Timothy Darvill. Oxford University Press, 2002

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