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Eugenius (died 6 September 394) was a Western Roman emperor from 392 to 394, unrecognized by the Eastern Roman emperor Theodosius I. While Christian himself, Eugenius capitalized on the discontent in the West caused by Theodosius' religious policies targeting pagans.
Proclaiming Eugenius, a professor of rhetoric, as emperor in the West, Arbogast—who admired the Roman Republic and despised the quarrels between Roman Catholic and Arian Christians—set about restoring paganism. In the winter of 393–394, he conducted a successful campaign against the Ripuarian Franks, the Chamavi, and….
May 29, 2024 · Saint Eugenius I (born, Rome—died June 2, 657, Rome; feast day June 2) was the pope from 654 to 657. He was elected while his predecessor, Pope St. Martin I, was still alive in exile. Later, in a letter of September 655, Martin acknowledged Eugenius to be the legitimate pope.
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Jan 10, 1998 · Eugenius was proclaimed emperor by Arbogast on 22 August 392. [ [1]] This occurred three months after the death of Valentinian II, who was either murdered by Arbogastes or committed suicide in despair of the power Arbogastes held over him.
Eugenius II was the pope from 824 to 827. He was a cardinal priest when chosen as successor to St. Paschal I. In 824, Eugenius received the Holy Roman co-emperor Lothar I, who had come to Rome to issue the Constitutio Romana that affirmed imperial sovereignty over Rome, demanded an oath of fealty.
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Eugenius was the Western imperial court's magister scrinii. This learned Roman rose to prominence through the Frankish Usurper Arbogastes (of the West Germanic tribes). Emperor Valentinian II was murdered by Arbogastes, in A.D. 392, who elevated Eugenius to the throne on 22 August 392.
The Battle of the Frigidus, also called the Battle of the Frigid River, was fought on 5 and 6 September 394 between the armies of the Roman emperor Theodosius the Great and the rebel augustus Eugenius (r. 392–394), in the eastern border of Roman Italy.
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