abstract:Arcadius (; }}; 377/378 – 1 May 408) was the Byzantine Emperor from 395 until his death in 408. He was the eldest son of Theodosius I and his first wife Aelia Flaccilla, and brother of the Western Emperor Honorius.
The accessions of ArcadiusandHonorius as emperorsinthe East and West respectively illustratetheunfortunatepatternofchild heirs that hadunfavorableeffectsforbothempires.