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Stilicho [2] (/ 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 partly of Vandal origins and married to Serena, the niece of emperor Theodosius I. He became guardian for the underage Honorius. [5]
Aug 18, 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.
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).
Oct 31, 2022 · To defend the empire Honorius looked to one man, his great general Stilicho. Married to the emperor’s daughter and the emperor’s guardian before he came of age, this grizzled old veteran was perhaps the only man who could save Rome from the Visigoths.
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.
Late Roman general. In ad 395 Honorius became ruler of the western empire, but effective power lay with the outstanding military personality of his time, ‘enigmatic Stilicho, half‐Roman and half‐German’.
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.
Sep 23, 2019 · Who was Flavius Stilicho? Flavius Stilicho was both the magister militum or commander and chief and the regent for the young Honorius. What happened during the sack of Rome in 410 CE?
Stilicho of *Theodosius (2) I, became regent for his son *Honorius and ruler of the west ce 395–408. He sought to unify east and west, particularly up to c.400. Two attempts to quell *Alaric (395 and 397) and move on to *Constantinople were, however, ineffective.
Jun 19, 2010 · Stilicho is one of the major figures in the history of the Late Roman Empire, and his actions following the death of the emperor Theodosius the Great in 395 may have helped to...
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