It had been a costly but total victory for Theodosius, and a total loss for Eugenius. The western provinces quickly submitted to Theodosius. A mere four months later he died, leaving the government in the hands of his young children
Honorius and
Arcadius.
Most significantly, the battle has often been seen as the last attempt to contest the Christianization of the empire. According to
Rufinus, the battle is on a par with the
Battle of the Milvian Bridge in importance, for it was seen not only as a victory in a civil war, but a vindication of the Christian God and the triumph of Christianity
[9] – within a generation the elite pagan families of Rome would give up any serious resistance to Christianity.