A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology

Smith, William

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890

2. A brother of the emperor Theodosius the Great, died before A. D. 384. He left by his wife, is thought to be the Maria mentioned by Claudian (Laus Seren. 69), two daughters, Thermancia and Serena, the former married to a military officer, whose name is not known, the latter to Stilicho. [SERENA; STILICHO.] (Zosim. 5.4.; Claudian, Laus Serenae. passim; Ducange, Fam. Byzant. p. 75; Tillemont, Hist. des Emp. vol. v. p. 190.)