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Gra·tian

(grā′shən, -shē-ən) Full name Flavius Augustus Gratianus. ad 359-383.
Emperor of Rome (367-383) who ruled jointly (from 379) with Theodosius I.
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Gratian

(ˈɡreɪʃɪən)
n
(Biography) Latin name Flavius Gratianus. 359–383 ad, Roman emperor (367–383): ruled with his father Valentinian I (367–375); ruled the Western Roman Empire with his brother Valentinian II (375-83); appointed Theodosius I emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire (379)
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Gra•ti•an

(ˈgreɪ ʃi ən, -ʃən)

n.
(Flavius Gratianus) A.D. 359–383, Roman emperor 375–383.
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(79) A similar comment is found in Higden, Polychronicon, v (1874), 204: 'Gratianus ...
(17) "Iusta enim bella definiri solent, quae ulciscuntur injurias, si gens vel civitas plectenda est quae, vel vindicare neglexerit quod a suis improbe factum est, vel reddere quod per injurias ablatum est." (GRATIANUS. Decretorum Codex.
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(8) Wynne's reference to "Greciano" is Flavius Gratianus Augustus (359-383 A.D.) commonly known as Gratian.

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