Gratian

Also known as Flavius Gratianus Augustus, Emperor of Rome Flavius Gratianus, Emperor of Rome Flavius Gratian, Emperor of Rome Gratianus, Emperor of Rome Gratian, Emperor of Rome Flavius Gratianus Augustus, Gratianus, Augustus Gratianus

Gratian (; ; 18 April 359 – 25 August 383) was emperor of the Western Roman Empire from 367 to 383. The eldest son of Valentinian I, Gratian was raised to the rank of Augustus as a child and inherited the West after his father's death in 375. He nominally shared the government with his infant half-brother Valentinian II, who was also acclaimed emperor in Pannonia on Valentinian's death. The East was ruled by his uncle Valens, who was later succeeded by Theodosius I.

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Gratian was a Roman emperor who ruled the Western Roman Empire from 367 to 383, inheriting power as a child after his father Valentinian I's death. He shared nominal authority with his younger half-brother Valentinian II while his uncle Valens controlled the Eastern Roman Empire, making Gratian an important figure during a period when the vast Roman realm was divided among multiple rulers.

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Royalty.name: Gratian
Royalty.image: Gratian Trier enhanced.jpg
Royalty.caption: Bust possibly representing Gratian found in Trier, (Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier).
Royalty.succession: Roman emperor
Royalty.moretext: (in the West)
Royalty.reign: 24 August 367 – 25 August 383
Royalty.reign type: Augustus
Royalty.predecessor: Valentinian I
Royalty.successor: Magnus Maximus
Royalty.reg type: Co-rulers
Royalty.birth_place: Sirmium, Pannonia Secunda (present-day Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia)
Royalty.death_place: Lugdunum, Gallia Lugdunensis (present-day Lyon, France)
Royalty.burial_place: Imperial mausoleum at Mediolanum
Royalty.regnal name: Imperator Caesar Flavius Gratianus Augustus
Royalty.dynasty: Valentinianic
Royalty.father: Valentinian I
Royalty.mother: Marina Severa
Royalty.religion: Nicene Christianity

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Ancient Rome
Place of birth: Sirmium
Place of death: Lugdunum
Spouse: Laeta
Father: Valentinian I
Mother: Marina Severa
Occupation: military personnel
Position held: Roman emperor
Languages spoken: Latin
Family: Valentinianic dynasty
Noble title: Roman emperor
Image: Gratian Solidus.jpg

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Commons category: Gratianus
date of death: 0383-08-25
date of birth: 0359-04-18
killed by: Andragathius
manner of death: capital punishment
time period: Byzantine Egypt
name in native language: Gratianus
has works in the collection: National Museum of Archeology, History and Art
place of burial: Basilica of San Lorenzo

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Early life
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Junior ''augustus''
Senior ''augustus''
Death and burial
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Gratian subsequently led a campaign across the Rhine, attacked the Lentienses, and forced the tribe to surrender. That same year, the eastern emperor Valens was killed fighting the Goths at the Battle of Adrianople, which led to Gratian elevating Theodosius to replace him in 379. Gratian favoured Nicene Christianity over traditional Roman religion, issuing the Edict of Thessalonica, refusing the office of pontifex maximus, and removing the Altar of Victory from the Roman Senate's Curia Julia. The city of Cularo on the Isère river in Roman Gaul was renamed after him, which later evolved to Grenoble. By 383 Gratian had become unpopular with his army, which abandoned him during a confrontation with the usurper Magnus Maximus near Lutetia (Paris). Gratian fled to Lugdunum and was later murdered.

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