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References. Gratian (usurper) Gratian or Gratianus [1] (died c. February 407) [2] was a Roman usurper in Roman Britain from 406-407. Career. After the murder of the usurper Marcus, Gratian was proclaimed emperor by the army in Britain in late 406, probably around October. [3] .
The Battle of the Save was fought in 388 between the forces of Roman usurper Magnus Maximus and the Eastern Roman Empire. Emperor Theodosius I defeated Magnus Maximus's army in battle. Later Maximus was captured and executed at Aquileia .
- 388 AD
- Sava River, near Siscia, modern Croatia
- Eastern Roman victory
Aug 6, 2016 · Acclaimed as a war hero, Maximus was proclaimed emperor by his troops in 383 in place of their then-overlord, Western Roman Emperor Gratian. The revolution didn’t take place across all of Rome’s vast territories, but primarily in the west.
- Carly Silver
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Gratian was defeated and put to death 25 August A.D. 383, by a usurper, Maximus, at Sirmium. Gratian The content of this Gratian category in the Emperors of Ancient Rome provides free educational details, facts and information for reference and research for schools, colleges and homework.
Sep 11, 2009 · Summary. Gratian's use of Roman law has been much discussed in modern scholarship. The debate began in 1947 when Adam Vetulani argued that most texts in the Decretum deriving from Justinianic Roman law had been added after the completion of Gratian's work. Only those romanistic texts that were available in earlier canonical collections would ...
