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Topic: Frigidus, Battle of the
Location: Rieti Lazio Italy

Frigidus, Battle of the

Years: 394 - 394

The Battle of the Frigidus, also called the Battle of the Frigid River, is fought between September 5–6, 394, between the army of the Eastern Emperor Theodosius I and the army of Western Roman ruler Eugenius.The defeat of Eugenius and his commander, the Frankish magister militum Arbogast, puts the whole empire back in the hands of a single emperor for the last time in Roman history.

Most significantly, the battle is the last attempt to contest the Christianization of the empire; its outcome decided the outcome of Christianity in the western Empire.

"The Master said, 'A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.'"

― Confucius, Analects, Book 2, Chapter 11