Eugenius

Eugenius

Eugenius (died 6 September 394) was a Western Roman emperor from 392 to 394, unrecognized by the Eastern Roman emperor Theodosius I. While Christian himself, Eugenius capitalized on the discontent in the West caused by Theodosius' religious policies targeting pagans. He renovated the pagan Temple of Venus and Roma and restored the Altar of Victory after continued petitions from the Roman Senate. Eugenius replaced Theodosius' administrators with men loyal to him. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eugenius has received more than 258,203 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Eugenius is the 2,718th most popular politician (up from 3,106th in 2019).

Eugenius is most famous for his work in the field of reproductive health. He is credited with inventing the intrauterine device, or IUD, which is a contraceptive device that is inserted into the uterus to prevent pregnancy.