Gratian
Flavius Gratianus, a.d. 359–383, Roman emperor 375–383.
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How to use Gratian in a sentence
Gaul is invaded by the Alemanni; they are repulsed by Gratian.
Gratian completed the Decretum about 1151, and probably survived some years, but I have not met with the date of his death.
Five months after the death of Valens the Emperor Gratian did a deed perhaps unparalleled.
The Walls of Constantinople | Bernard Granville BakerHe refused to allow the Emperor Marcellus to enter the church because he was stained with the blood of Gratian.
Curiosities of Christian History | Croake JamesThe fame of Gratian, before he had accomplished the twentieth year of his age, was equal to that of the most celebrated princes.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | Edward Gibbon
British Dictionary definitions for Gratian
/ (ˈɡreɪʃɪən) /
Latin name Flavius Gratianus. 359–383 ad, Roman emperor (367–383): ruled with his father Valentinian I (367–375); ruled the Western Roman Empire with his brother Valentinian II (375-83); appointed Theodosius I emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire (379)
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