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Serena (died 409) was a member of the Theodosian dynasty as the niece of the emperor Theodosius I, as well as the wife of the military commander Stilicho . Family. Serena was the daughter of Honorius, the brother of Theodosius I and son of Theodosius the Elder, and her mother's name is presumed to be Maria. She had an elder sister named Thermantia.
Stilicho (/ ˈ s t ɪ l ɪ k oʊ /; c. 359 – 22 August 408) was a military commander in the Roman army who, for a time, became the most powerful man in the Western Roman Empire. [3] [4] He was of Vandal origins and married to Serena , the niece of emperor Theodosius I .
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- Unknown, possibly the Sarcophagus of Stilicho
- 382–408
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Jan 22, 2021 · Stilicho with His Wife & Son Bullenwächter (CC BY-NC) Flavius Stilicho (365-408 CE) was a Roman army commander, who rose in the ranks under the reign of Roman emperor Theodosius I (r. 378-395 CE) and eventually became the regent to his son Honorius (r. 395-423 CE).
- Donald L. Wasson
Ever since the basic article by C. Jullian more than 130 years ago, it has been generally accepted that the only candidates who fit this description are the western magister utriusque militiae Stilicho (d. 408), his wife Serena, the niece and (according to Claudian) adoptive daughter of Theodosius I, and their son Eucherius, appointed to the ...
- Alan Cameron
- 2016
utriusque militiae Stilicho (d. 408), his wife Serena, the niece and (according to Claudian) adoptive daughter of Theodosius I, and their son Eucherius, appointed to the office of tri-bunus et notarius in (probably) 395/6.2 1 C.Jullian, “Le diptyche de Stilicon au trésor de Monza,” Mélanges d’archéologie et d’histoire 2 (1882) 5-35.
A third book celebrates Stilicho’s entry into Rome. There are also invectives against ministers of Arcadius, two poems addressed to Serena, wife of Stilicho, who helped to arrange Claudian’s marriage, two epithalamiums, a delightful De sene Veronensi (“Old Man of Verona”), and Gigantomachia (“Battle of the Giants”).
Serena (died 409) was a Theodosian imperial woman, niece of Theodosius I. In 384, Theodosius arranged her marriage to a rising military officer, Stilicho. Stilicho's marriage to Serena ensured his loyalty to the House of Theodosius in the years ahead.
