Gratian

Gratian was the western Roman emperor from 367 to 383, elevated to co-emperor as a child by his father Valentinian I. Deeply influenced by Bishop Ambrose of Milan, he became one of the most ardently Christian emperors of the fourth century. He was the first emperor to refuse the title of Pontifex Maximus and ordered the removal of the Altar of Victory from the Senate house in Rome. His most significant political decision was his appointment of Theodosius as eastern emperor in January 379 following the death of Valens at Adrianople. In 383 the general Magnus Maximus was proclaimed emperor in Britain. As Maximus crossed to Gaul, Gratian's army deserted him, and he was captured and killed at Lugdunum in August 383 at the age of twenty-four.

• Lived: 359 CE – 383 CE
• Nationality: roman
• Roles: emperor, head_of_state, military_leader