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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. He was of Vandal origins and married to Serena, the niece of emperor Theodosius I. He became guardian for the underage Honorius.
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- Unknown, possibly the Sarcophagus of Stilicho
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Apr 10, 2024 · Flavius Stilicho was the regent (394–408) for the Roman emperor Honorius and one of the last great Roman military commanders in the West. He fought in several campaigns against the barbarians, opposing the invading Visigoths under Alaric in the Balkans and Italy and repelling an Ostrogothic.
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Jan 22, 2021 · 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).
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May 13, 2023 · General Stilicho, a formidable warrior and master tactician, stood as the last bastion of hope for the crumbling Western Roman Empire. The ultimate defender of Rome, he valiantly battled barbarian invasions and the treacherous tides of political turmoil.
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Jun 11, 2018 · Flavius Stilicho (died 408) was a Roman general of Vandal origin who maintained the territorial integrity of the Western Roman Empire during the reign of the emperor Honorius. The father of Stilicho was from the German tribe of the Vandals but served with distinction as a cavalry officer in the Roman army.
Mar 24, 2022 · Mar 24, 2022. 1. Photo by Martin Péchy from Pexels. On a late summer day in 410 AD, Visigoth King Alaric sacked the Eternal City. Rome’s walls had not been breached by an outside kingdom in almost...
May 14, 2010 · One such man was Flavius Stilicho, magister utriusque militiae of the Western Roman Empire, guardian of the child Emperor Honorius, senior military commander of all Roman forces in the west and de facto ruler of the Western Empire from the death of Theodosius I in January 395 until his execution on August 23rd, 408.
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