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Theodosius defeats Eugenius at the Frigidus on 6 September 394; Eugenius is captured and killed

Gothic foederati in his army are the 382 file returning as troops. In the causal graph this event weakens Humanitarian Access, a driver that strengthens People Internally Displaced by Conflict and Violence (IDMC) — an improving welfare path.

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Context

Gothic foederati in his army are the 382 file returning as troops. Pagan-restoration colour in Rufinus is source-bias.

Theodosius I’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.

Britannica: sole rule after destroying western pretenders. Socrates and others date Frigidus 6 September 394; Arbogast dies days later. Christian sources sacralise a wind; that weather is not a meteorological file here. Clemency to partisans is a neighbouring offset.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Theodosius I

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.4 · verified

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Catholic Encyclopedia — Theodosius INew Advent · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Britannica — Theodosius IEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Britannica and Catholic Encyclopedia independently record the 394 victory over Eugenius and Arbogast.

Theodosius I did not file a later UNESCO form, a later Loeb colophon, or a later museum label as a personal act.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorTheodosius I
  2. contributed toFactTheodosius defeats Eugenius at the Frigidus on 6 September 394; Eugenius is captured and killed
  3. weakensDriverHumanitarian Access
  4. strengthensIndicatorPeople Internally Displaced by Conflict and Violence (IDMC)

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Factrail. (2026). Theodosius defeats Eugenius at the Frigidus on 6 September 394; Eugenius is captured and killed. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/theo-frigidus-394

https://factrail.ai/facts/theo-frigidus-394

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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