Pedigree: Late Empire: The Dominate.

Arcadius Flavius Arcadius was the elder son of Emperor Theodosius I and Aelia Flaccilla. Like many children of Roman Emperors, he was vain and weak, spoiled by growing up in luxury. Arcadius, who was eighteen, was easily manipulated by a conniving Roman officer called Rufinus, and by his daughter, Pulcheria, who was instrumental in legitimizing and promoting the cult of the Virgin Mary. Rufinus is believed to have invited the Goths to come out of their settlements on the Danube and invade Greece, where, being Arian Christians, they destroyed all the remaining statues and temples of the old pagans. Arcadius died in 408 in his palace at Constantinople. Certificate of Authenticity Dominate refers to the era of Roman history from the beginning of the Diocletian reforms in 284 through the fall of the Western Empire in 476, and derives from the form of address preferred by emperors during that period. This is a genuine ancient Roman bronze coin struck during the reign of Arcadius. The obverse is a portrait of the Emperor. The various reverses feature mythological and military themes.