GRATIANUS, AUGUSTUS, son of Valentinian I., succeeded to a share of the Western Empire on the death of his father in A.D. 375. After a reign of eight years he was
Gratianus
Grattan.
murdered by the partizans of a rebel aspirant to the imperial throne. Though only twenty-four at the time of his death, he had given proof of possessing many excellent qualities. He was just and gentle, zealous for the public good, and a true friend of Christianity.