History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3

Chapter XXVII: Civil Wars, Reign Of Theodosius.—Part I.

Death Of Gratian.—Ruin Of Arianism.—St. Ambrose.— First Civil War, Against Maximus.—Character, Administration, And Penance Of Theodosius.—Death Of Valentinian II.—Second Civil War, Against Eugenius.— Death Of Theodosius.

The fame of Gratian, before he had accomplished the twentieth year of his age, was equal to that of th...