Galla Placidia
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Galla Placidia, daughter of the Roman emperor Theodosius I, was a mother, tutor, and advisor to emperor Valentinian III. She was queen consort to Ataulf, King of the Visigoths, from 414 until his deat
Coin of 422
Interior of the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna
Medallions of Honorius and Galla Placidia, Ravenna, 425
Possible portrait in Museo dell'Alto Medioevo, Rome
Constantius III
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Constantius III was briefly Western Roman emperor in 421, having earned the throne through his capability as a general under Honorius. By 411 he had achieved the rank of magister militum, and in the s
Galla Placidia
…advisor to emperor Valentinian III. She was queen consort to Ataulf, King of the Visigoths, from 414 until his death in 415, briefly empress consort to Constantius III in 421, and managed the government administration as a regent during the early reign of Valentinian III until her death. Placidia was the daughter of…
Consular diptych of Constantius III