Gildo, Comes Africae and Magister utriusque militiae …
Years: 397 - 397
Gildo, Comes Africae and Magister utriusque militiae per Africa for the past eleven years, had received his appointment in 386 as reward for his military merits from general Theodosius the Elder, father to Emperor Theodosius.
He has proven a bloodthirsty and oppressive tyrant, ruling the Africa Province with some sort of independence.
Having refused to help Theodosius in his struggle against the usurping emperor Eugenius, Gildo rebels in 397 against the Roman government and refuses to allow African ships to sail to Italy with Rome's all-important grain supply.
After the loss of the Egypt province to the Eastern Roman empire, the Africa province had been designated as the granary of Rome.
Incited by the political machinations of the eunuch Eutropius, Gildo seriously entertains the notion of joining the Eastern Roman empire.
The Council of Carthage meanwhile declares the definitive biblical canon.
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- Italy, Diocese of
- Africa, Diocese of (Roman imperial diocese)
- Christianity, Nicene
- Italy, Praetorian prefecture of
- Roman Empire: Theodosian dynasty (Constantinople)
- Roman Empire, Western (Milan)
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- Commerce
- Watercraft
- Environment
- Labor and Service
- Conflict
- Mayhem
- Faith
- Government
- Custom and Law
- Technology
- Movements
- Theology
- Christology
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Years: 397 - 397
Locations
People
Groups
- Italy, Diocese of
- Africa, Diocese of (Roman imperial diocese)
- Christianity, Nicene
- Italy, Praetorian prefecture of
- Roman Empire: Theodosian dynasty (Constantinople)
- Roman Empire, Western (Milan)
Topics
Commodoties
Subjects
- Commerce
- Watercraft
- Environment
- Labor and Service
- Conflict
- Mayhem
- Faith
- Government
- Custom and Law
- Technology
- Movements
- Theology
- Christology
Regions
Subregions