Not that he would be the first historical figure with a dearth of childhood information, but there is a 22-year gap from birth to his father's coronation.
For Roman Emperors who were not born into an Imperial dynasty, and even in some cases where they were, it was very common for nothing to be none from their birth day to the accession of their relatives.
IazygesConsermonorOpus meum00:32, 15 June 2018 (UTC)reply
We could have a wikilink for the Danube region.
Done
Within the body there should be a "Goths" wikilink.
Done
I would consider it encyclopedic to add references for the present-day equivalents of some of these locales. For example, Beroca, it might help to add a note giving its contemporaneous location.
In a lot of these places, the exact spot is unknown, or it is just simply ruins.
Not that he would be the first historical figure with a dearth of childhood information, but there is a 22-year gap from birth to his father's coronation.
For Roman Emperors who were not born into an Imperial dynasty, and even in some cases where they were, it was very common for nothing to be none from their birth day to the accession of their relatives.
IazygesConsermonorOpus meum00:32, 15 June 2018 (UTC)reply
We could have a wikilink for the Danube region.
Done
Within the body there should be a "Goths" wikilink.
Done
I would consider it encyclopedic to add references for the present-day equivalents of some of these locales. For example, Beroca, it might help to add a note giving its contemporaneous location.
In a lot of these places, the exact spot is unknown, or it is just simply ruins.