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Gerontius (jərŏn`shəs), d. 411, Roman general, b. Britain. He at first supported the usurper Constantine Constantine, d. 411, Roman general. He was proclaimed emperor by the Roman troops in Britain in 407 and led a revolt in Gaul and Spain against the Western emperor Honorius. He conquered part of Gaul and, through his son Constans, took Spain. ..... Click the link for more information. (d. 411), and was left in charge of Spain. He set up (409) his own candidate, Maximus, as emperor, at the same time inviting or permitting the entrance of the Alani, Suevi, and Vandals. In 411 he besieged Constantine at Arles, but at the approach of Constantius (later Emperor Constantius III) his troops deserted; he escaped to Spain but was assassinated. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Callista: A Tale of the Third Century gave way to Lady Chatterley's Lover, a tale all too obviously of the twentieth; Loss and Gain became gain and loss; The Dream of Gerontius paved the way for Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Belloc was educated at Cardinal Newman's Oratory House; his precocious intellect enabled him to carry off academic prizes in several subjects (one of those prizes being a signed copy of Cardinal Newman's The Dream of Gerontius, which Belloc later pawned but his mother retrieved). Newman's thoughts were still running on death, so much so that he composed a beautiful dramatic poem, The Dream of Gerontius, on the death of a Christian and the judgment of his soul. |
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