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Constantius was appointed patricius and in 417, the year of his second consulate held with Honorius as colleague, he married Galla Placidia, tying himself to the House of Theodosius.
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Constantius and was
However, there is no evidence that his son and ultimate successor, Constantius II, who was an Arian Christian, was exiled.
However, during the time of Arianism's flowering in Constantinople, the Gothic convert Ulfilas ( later the subject of the letter of Auxentius cited above ) was sent as a missionary to the Gothic barbarians across the Danube, a mission favored for political reasons by emperor Constantius II.
He came from Antioch and served under Constantius II and was probably appointed to ensure that nobody with western associations was serving in Britain during a time of mistrust, rebellion and suppression symbolised by the brutal acts of the imperial notary Paulus Catena.
A bust of Emperor Constantius II from Syria. Ammianus was born between 325 and 330 in the Greek-speaking East, possibly at Antioch on the Orontes.
He entered the army at an early age, when Constantius II was emperor of the East, and was sent to serve under Ursicinus, governor of Nisibis in Mesopotamia, and magister militum.
He returned to Italy with Ursicinus, when he was recalled by Constantius, and accompanied him on the expedition against Claudius Silvanus, who had been forced by the allegedly unjust accusations of his enemies into proclaiming himself emperor in Gaul.
Like many ancient historians, Ammianus had a strong political and religious agenda to pursue, however, and he contrasted Constantius II with Julian to the former's constant disadvantage ; like all ancient writers he was skilled in rhetoric, and this shows in his work.
Antipope Felix II was installed as Pope in 355 after the Emperor Constantius II banished the reigning Pope, Liberius, for refusing to subscribe the sentence of condemnation against Saint Athanasius.
In May 357 the Roman laity, which had remained faithful to Liberius, demanded that Constantius, who was on a visit to Rome, should recall Liberius.
He continued to lead the conflict against the Arians for the rest of his life and was engaged in theological and political struggles against the Emperors Constantine the Great and Constantius II and powerful and influential Arian churchmen, led by Eusebius of Nicomedia and others.
The persecution against the orthodox party broke out with renewed vigor, and Constantius II was induced to prepare drastic measures against Athanasius and the priests who were devoted to him.
The Batavi were still mentioned in 355 during the reign of Constantius II ( 317-361 ), when their island was already dominated by the Salii, a Frankish tribe that had sought Roman protection there in 297 after having been expelled from their own country by the Saxons.
Constantius II (; 7 August 317 – 3 November 361 ), was Roman Emperor from 337 to 361.
After the death of Constantine I ( May 337 ), this was the formal division of the Empire, until Dalmatius was killed and his territory divided between Constans and Constantius.
Constantius was born in 317 at Sirmium, Pannonia.
Constantius was made Caesar by his father on 13 November 324.
Before Constantius arrived, the Persian general Narses, who was possibly the king's brother, overran Mesopotamia and captured Amida.
In early 337, Constantius hurried to Constantinople after receiving news that his father was near death.
While Constantius was away from the eastern frontier in early 337, Shapur assembled a large army, including war elephants, and launched an attack on Roman territory, laying waste to Mesopotamia and putting Nisibis under siege.
Ultimately, Constantius was able to push back the invasion, Shapur failing to make any significant gains.
This new state of affairs was unacceptable to Constantius, who felt that as the only surviving son of Constantine the Great, the position of emperor was his alone.
Constantius and appointed
Division of the Roman Empire among the Caesars appointed by Constantine I: from left to right, the territories of Constantine II ( emperor ) | Constantine II, Constans I, Dalmatius and Constantius II.
Division of the Roman Empire among the Caesars appointed by Constantine I: from left to right, the territories of Constantine II ( emperor ) | Constantine II, Constans, Dalmatius and Constantius II.
Division of the Roman Empire among the Caesars appointed by Constantine I: from left to right, the territories of Constantine II, Constans I, Dalmatius and Constantius II.
They in turn appointed two new Caesars — Severus II in the west under Constantius, and Maximinus in the east under Galerius — thereby creating the second Tetrarchy.
Their Caesares, Galerius and Constantius Chlorus, were both raised to the rank of Augustus, and two new Caesares were appointed: Maximinus ( Caesar to Galerius ) and Flavius Valerius Severus ( Caesar to Constantius ).
* Constantius Chlorus and Galerius are declared Augusti ; Flavius Valerius Severus and Maximinus II Daia are appointed Caesars.
* February 8 – Constantius III is appointed co-emperor ( Augustus ) with his ineffectual brother-in-law, Honorius, and becomes the real ruler of the Western Roman Empire.
At Milan on March 1, 293, Constantius was formally appointed as Maximian ’ s Caesar.
When Valentinian was less than two years old, Honorius appointed Constantius co-emperor, a dignity he would hold until his death seven months later.
On February 8, 421, Constantius was appointed co-emperor with his ineffectual brother-in-law, Honorius, becoming the real master of the West.
In 293, Galerius and Constantius Chlorus were appointed as their subordinates ( Caesars ), creating the First Tetrarchy.
Division of the Roman Empire among the Caesars appointed by Constantine I: from left to right, the territories of Constantine II ( emperor ) | Constantine II, Constans I, Dalmatius and Constantius II.
As a reward, Constantius conferred upon him the honour of a bronze statue ; and, in 361, he was appointed to the praetorian rank by a decree still extant.
His second son Constantius Gallus, was appointed Caesar by his cousin Constantius II.
Constantius and patricius
Before 421 he was sent to the powerful patricius Flavius Constantius ( briefly Emperor in 421 ), to ask for a tax reduction for his own country.
Constantius and 417
In 417, Constantius married Honorius ' sister, Galla Placidia, much against her will.
Consular diptych of Constantius III, produced for his consulate in 413 or 417.
Under the latter's reign, Galla Placidia was returned to Ravenna where, in 417, at the urging of Honorius, she remarried, her new husband being the implacable enemy of the Goths, Constantius.
Constantius had married the princess Galla Placidia ( despite her protests ) in 417.
Constantius and year
Constantius II coin, celebrating the 15th year of his reign.
The following year, Constantius clashed with Magnentius in Pannonia with a large army.
The following year, however, the Eastern Emperor Theodosius II elected his cousin Valentinian III, son of Galla Placidia and Constantius III, as Emperor.
He was summoned to Constantius ' court in Mediolanum ( Milan ) in 354 and kept there for a year ; in the summer and fall of 355, he was permitted to study in Athens.
In need of support, in 351 he made Julian's half-brother, Gallus, Caesar of the East, while Constantius II himself turned his attention westward to Magnentius, whom he defeated decisively that year.
The following year saw a combined operation planned by Constantius to regain control of the Rhine from the Germanic tribes that had spilt across the river onto the west bank.
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Honorius and Constantius ( or, less frequently, year 1170 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Constans ( or, less frequently, year 1167 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Valerius ( or, less frequently, year 1058 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Iulianus ( or, less frequently, year 1109 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Valerius ( or, less frequently, year 1053 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Valerius ( or, less frequently, year 1055 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Valerius ( or, less frequently, year 1047 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Valerius and Constantius ( or, less frequently, year 1049 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Valerius ( or, less frequently, year 1059 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Licinianus and Constantius ( or, less frequently, year 1062 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Valerius and Constantius ( or, less frequently, year 1060 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Maximus ( or, less frequently, year 1080 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Iulianus ( or, less frequently, year 1113 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Iulianus ( or, less frequently, year 1110 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Constantius ( or, less frequently, year 1107 Ab urbe condita ).
By the end of the year Constantius enters Milan.
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Claudius ( or, less frequently, year 1099 Ab urbe condita ).
At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Constantius and Claudius ( or, less frequently, year 1095 Ab urbe condita ).
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