COIN PENDANT OF THE FLIP-FLOP ROMAN EMPEROR THAT DESTROYED THE WESTERN EMPIRE

IN 14K YELLOW GOLD 

395 - 423 A.D.

This coin is quite discreet in size and seems rather uneventful but what it represents is vital to much of our civilization today.  The lesson it represents could save a nation or the world and yet it seems, millions of fools fail to heed it.  This ancient Roman bronze coin is of the last emperor of the West Roman Empire.  Thanks to his flip-flop way of ruling, the western Roman Empire fell to surrounding invading armies.  As they say, if we fail to learn the lessons of history, we are doomed to repeat them.  If Honorius was commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces during WW2, we would all be speaking German and Japanese now.  If he was the presiding U.S. president in the 1980's, we would all be communists.  Honorius showed us how NOT to manage a world superpower lest you wish upon yourselves defeat.  This small bronze coin features an ancient patina and is richly set in a high-polished 14K yellow gold pendant setting.

In the year 395 A.D. upon the death of their father Theodosius I, sons Arcadius and Honorius were made emperors.  The Roman Empire was permanently divided into East and West.  While Arcadius was made emperor of the eastern Roman Empire, Honorius was given the western Roman Empire to rule.  There had been both an eastern and a western emperor since the time of Diocletian, but the empire had always been ruled as if it had been one empire with two halves.  After 395 A.D., each half took on the character of a separate empire, with the western empire retaining the Latin language and European culture and traditions while the inhabitants of the eastern empire spoke Greek and adopted a culture combining Greek, Middle Eastern, and North African elements.  Even the organization of the Christian Church took on a different character as you went from west to east in the late ancient world. 

Honorius' vacillation and indecisiveness with Rome's enemies proved fatal for the entire West Roman Empire!  He would flip-flop in his dealings with invading armies and their leaders, sometimes with strong resistance, other times with conciliation.  Rome's enemies seized upon the perceived weakness of its leadership with ferocity.  The end result was the complete sack of Rome in 410 A.D. and the erosion of all control over the entire western Roman Empire to various enemy tribes.  An important and applicable lesson in the world today that many fail to understand!!!

Overall diameter is 14 mm.  

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