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Honorius

American  
[hoh-nawr-ee-uhs, -nohr-] / hoʊˈnɔr i əs, -ˈnoʊr- /

noun

  1. Flavius a.d. 384–423, Roman emperor of the West 395–423.


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After his death in 395, power passed to his two sons; Arcadius ruled the eastern half of the empire from Constantinople, while Honorius controlled the western half from Ravenna in northern Italy.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

A notable Roman military commander of Vandal origin was Stilicho, who was appointed guardian of the young emperor Honorius.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Title, of course, was not possession, but it was nice for a start, and Honorius was too far away to dispute it.

From Time Magazine Archive

All that seemed perfectly clear to some of Felix's bolder friends was that the Emperor Honorius in Rome had suffered a military disgrace�and that the imperial purple beckoned to the strong.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is approached by an atrium with a penthouse roof, supported by low columns, and adorned with decaying frescoes, among which the figure of Honorius III. may be made out.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

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