Gratian

Family: Romans · Role: emperor · First appears: Book V 8–9

Life events

Gratian and Valentinian refused Maximian the third part of the empire he demanded.(Book V 8–9)
- With: Maximian Valentinian
- “There happened to be at that time a great contest between Maximian and the two emperors, Gratian and Valentinian, on account of his being refused the third part of the empire, which he demanded.”
Maximian killed Gratian and forced Valentinian to flee Rome.(Book V 13–16 · 📍 Rome)
- With: Maximian Valentinian
- “and fell so furiously upon the two emperors, Gratian and Valentinian, that he killed the one, and forced the other to flee from Rome.”

rivals with Maximian “There happened to be at that time a great contest between Maximian and the two emperors, Gratian and Valentinian, on account of his being refused the third part of the empire, which he demanded.”

with Maximian (Gratian commissioned Maximian as an envoy.) “Then presenting themselves before Conan Meriadoc, they saluted him in the name of the emperors and the senate, and told him, that Maximian was sent to Octavius upon an embassy from Gratian and Valentinian.”

liege: Guanius “For Maximian, as we have already related, had carried away with him all the warlike youth that could be found, and had left behind him only the husbandmen, who had neither sense nor arms, for the defence of their country. Guanius and Melga, finding that they were not able to make the least opposition, began to domineer most insolently, and to lay waste their cities and countries, as if they had only been pens of sheep.”
liege: Melga “Guanius and Melga, being the partizans of Gratian and Valentinian, when they had learned that the island of Britain was drained of all its soldiers, made a speedy voyage towards it;”
with Maximian (Maximian killed Gratian.) “and fell so furiously upon the two emperors, Gratian and Valentinian, that he killed the one, and forced the other to flee from Rome.”
enemies with Maximian “But the seat of his empire he made at Triers, and fell so furiously upon the two emperors, Gratian and Valentinian, that he killed the one, and forced the other to flee from Rome.”

Extracted from the original text of The History of the Kings of Britain. Made with Rho MD.