{"slug": "praetorian-prefecture-of-the-east", "label": "Praetorian prefecture of the East", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praetorian_prefecture_of_the_East", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1230348", "qid": "Q1230348", "description": "one of four territorial divisions of the Late Roman Empire", "entries": 7, "years": 6, "span": [395, 541], "span_label": ["395 CE", "541 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}, {"title": "Health & Medicine", "count": 1}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Praetorian prefect of the East"], "related": [{"slug": "theodosius-ii", "label": "Theodosius II", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "walls-of-constantinople", "label": "Walls of Constantinople", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "rome", "label": "Rome", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "franks", "label": "Franks", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "stilicho", "label": "Stilicho", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "galla-placidia", "label": "Galla Placidia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "byzantine-empire", "label": "Byzantine Empire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "cyzicus", "label": "Cyzicus", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "constantinople", "label": "Constantinople", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "sasanian-empire", "label": "Sasanian Empire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "ctesiphon", "label": "Ctesiphon", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "diplomatic-mission", "label": "Diplomatic mission", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 395, "year_label": "395 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "April 27", "text": "April 27 – Arcadius marries Aelia Eudoxia, daughter of the Frankish general Flavius Bauto (without the knowledge or consent of Rufinus, Praetorian prefect of the East). His seven-year-old half-sister, Galla Placidia, is sent to Rome, where she spends her childhood in the household of Stilicho and his wife Serena.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1334185587#Roman_Empire", "title": "395", "revid": 1334185587, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 395, "year_label": "395 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "November 27", "text": "November 27 – Rufinus, Praetorian prefect of the East, is murdered by Gothic mercenaries under Gainas.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1334185587#Roman_Empire", "title": "395", "revid": 1334185587, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 400, "year_label": "400 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Anthemius, praetorian prefect of the East, is sent on an embassy to the Persian capital, Ctesiphon, to congratulate King Yazdegerd I on his accession the year before.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1347571639#Roman_Empire", "title": "400", "revid": 1347571639, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 412, "year_label": "412 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": null, "text": "The Theodosian Walls are constructed at Constantinople during the reign of emperor Theodosius II. The work is carried out under supervision of Anthemius, notable praetorian prefect of the East.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1346865702#Roman_Empire", "title": "412", "revid": 1346865702, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 447, "year_label": "447 CE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": "November 6", "text": "November 6 – The Walls of Constantinople are severely damaged by an earthquake, which destroys large parts of the structure, including 57 towers. The population is threatened by a plague. Emperor Theodosius II orders Constantine, praetorian prefect of the East, to supervise the repairs. He employs the city's demoi (\"Circus factions\") in the work, and rebuilds the walls within 60 days.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367502819#Byzantium", "title": "447", "revid": 1367502819, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantium"}}, {"year": 515, "year_label": "515 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Anastasius I gives Marinus, former praetorian prefect of the East, command over the Byzantine army. He defeats the rebel fleet at the harbor entrance, using a sulfur-based chemical substance, similar to the later Greek fire.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364754462#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "515", "revid": 1364754462, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 541, "year_label": "541 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": null, "text": "John the Cappadocian, praetorian prefect of the East, is dismissed by the Byzantine empress Theodora for treason. He is banished to Cyzicus, and his estates are confiscated.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1299131059#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "541", "revid": 1299131059, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}]}