Gratian
Roman emperor from 367 to 383
b. 18 Apr 359 · d. 25 Aug 383
Gratian 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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- Sirmium birth
- Basilica of San Lorenzo burial
- Lugdunum death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Letters, and the funeral orations 1 claim — The Altar of Victory is removed from the Senate