Rufinus (r
fī`nəs), d. 395, Roman statesman, minister of Theodosius I Theodosius I or Theodosius the Great, 346?–395, Roman emperor of the East (379–95) and emperor of the West (394–95), son of Theodosius , the general of Valentinian I.
..... Click the link for more information. and Arcadius Arcadius (ärkā`dēəs), c.377–408, Roman emperor of the East (395–408), son and successor of Theodosius I.
..... Click the link for more information. . After Theodosius' death (395) he virtually ruled the Eastern Empire for Arcadius, but his attempt to marry his daughter to the young emperor was thwarted by Eutropius Eutropius, d. 399, consul of East Roman Emperor Arcadius . A eunuch of the palace, he brought about the marriage (395) of Arcadius and Eudoxia and succeeded Rufinus as chief minister.
..... Click the link for more information. (d. 399). Rufinus was assassinated by Gothic mercenaries, who acted possibly on the orders of his rival Stilicho Stilicho, Flavius (flā`vēəs stĭ`lĭkō), d. 408, Roman general, a Vandal.
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fī`nəs), d. 395, Roman statesman, minister of Theodosius I Theodosius I or Theodosius the Great, 346?–395, Roman emperor of the East (379–95) and emperor of the West (394–95), son of Theodosius , the general of Valentinian I...... Click the link for more information. and Arcadius Arcadius (ärkā`dēəs), c.377–408, Roman emperor of the East (395–408), son and successor of Theodosius I.
..... Click the link for more information. . After Theodosius' death (395) he virtually ruled the Eastern Empire for Arcadius, but his attempt to marry his daughter to the young emperor was thwarted by Eutropius Eutropius, d. 399, consul of East Roman Emperor Arcadius . A eunuch of the palace, he brought about the marriage (395) of Arcadius and Eudoxia and succeeded Rufinus as chief minister.
..... Click the link for more information. (d. 399). Rufinus was assassinated by Gothic mercenaries, who acted possibly on the orders of his rival Stilicho Stilicho, Flavius (flā`vēəs stĭ`lĭkō), d. 408, Roman general, a Vandal.
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