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Gratian or Gratianus (died c. February 407) was a Roman usurper in Roman Britain from 406-407. Career [ edit ] After the murder of the usurper Marcus , Gratian was proclaimed emperor by the army in Britain in late 406, probably around October. [3]
Mar 8, 2024 · Died: before 1159, , Bologna? Subjects Of Study: canon law. Gratian (born 11th century, Carraria-Ficulle?, Tuscany [Italy]—died before 1159, Bologna?) was an Italian monk who was the father of the study of canon law. His writing and teaching initiated canon law as a new branch of learning distinct from theology. Little is known of his life.
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Jan 4, 2021 · Gratian was born at Sirmium in AD 359, the son of Valentinian and Marina Severa. Granted the position of consul by his father in AD 366, he was proclaimed co-Augustus by his father at Ambiani in AD 367. Gratian became sole emperor of the west when his father Valentinian died on 17 November AD 375. Though his lone reign should last for a mere ...
Jun 8, 2018 · Gratian (died ca. 1155) is known as the father of canon law. His book on the laws of the Catholic Church revolutionized the study of canon law and was the single greatest authority on the subject until the 20th century. Gratian was a monk in the Camaldolese congregation of the Order of St. Benedict.
Gratian (born 359, Sirmium, Pannonia [now Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia]—died August 25, 383, Lugdunum, Lugdunensis [now Lyon, France]) was a Roman emperor from 367 to 383. During part of his reign he shared this office with his father, Valentinian I (reigned 364–375), and his uncle Valens (reigned 364–378).
Gratian (Latin: Gratianus; 18 April 359 – 25 August 383) was emperor of the Western Roman Empire from 367 to 383. The eldest son of Valentinian I, Gratian, was raised to the rank of Augustus as a child and inherited the West after his father’s death in 375.
