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Theodosius I (Greek: Θεοδόσιος Theodosios; 11 January 347 – 17 January 395), also known as Theodosius the Great, was a Roman emperor from 379 to 395. He won two civil wars, and was instrumental in establishing the Nicene Creed as the orthodox doctrine for Nicene Christianity.
Aug 31, 2024 · Theodosius I, Roman emperor of the East (379–392) and then sole emperor of both East and West (392–395), who, in vigorous suppression of paganism and Arianism, established the creed of the Council of Nicaea (325) as the universal norm for Christian orthodoxy.
Theodosius I , or Theodosius the Great in full Flavius Theodosius, (born Jan. 11, 347, Cauca, Gallaecia [Spain]—died Jan. 17, 395, Mediolanum), Roman emperor of the East (379–392) and of East and West (392–395). Born of Christian parents, he served in the military under his father, a general.
Jul 14, 2021 · Theodosius the Elder, sometimes labeled ‘Count,’ served in the empire’s northern provinces under the emperor Valentinan I. He rose to prominence in his being sent to Britain to restore order to the province in 368 after it had rebelled.
Feb 4, 2019 · Updated on February 04, 2019. Under Emperor Valentinian I (r. 364-375), army officer Flavius Theodosius was stripped of command and exiled to Cauca, Spain, where he had been born in about 346.
Theodosius I, or the ‘Great’ was the last Emperor to rule both in the Eastern and Western portions of the Roman Empire. He shaped the later years of the Roman Empire, he left an indelible mark on the Roman Empire's religion, and he more than anyone else turned it into a truly Christian Empire.
Nov 15, 2022 · Theodosius I (Greek: Θεοδόσιος Theodósios), also called Theodosius the Great, was Roman emperor from 379 to 395. During his reign, he succeeded in a crucial war against the Goths, as well as in two civil wars, and was instrumental in establishing the creed of Nicaea as the doctrine for Christianity.
Aug 31, 2024 · Arbogast treacherously proclaimed as emperor of the West a former rhetoric teacher, Eugenius, who had close connections with the pagan aristocracy of the Senate. Theodosius, who did not yet dare to risk a civil war, delayed reception of a legation requesting recognition of Arbogast’s puppet.
Theodosius I was a Roman emperor from 379 to 395 CE, known for being the last ruler to govern both the eastern and western halves of the Roman Empire. His reign marked a significant turning point in the relationship between the state and Christianity, as he made it the official religion of the empire and enacted policies that suppressed pagan ...
THEODOSIUS I, ROMAN EMPEROR. Reigned 379 to 395, ended the Arian dispute and established Catholicism as the religion of the empire. Called from his native Spain after the Roman defeat at Adrianople in 378, he became the general and then imperial colleague of the Emperor Gratian.
