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Theodosius I

Type Figure Region Roman Empire Time 347–395 Also known as Theodosius I、Theodosius the Great、Flavius Theodosius、狄奥多西大帝

Theodosius I (347–395) was a Roman emperor (r. 379–395) from a military aristocratic family in the Spanish provinces.…

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  1. 347–378Cauca · SpainBorn into a military family in the Spanish provinces, his father was the famous general Theodosius; in his early years he campaigned in Britain and Mauretania, and was dismissed by Valens after the disaster at Adrianople in 376.
  2. 379–392Thrace and Anatolia · ThraceAppointed eastern emperor by Gratian in 379, he reorganized the army in Thrace and repelled the Goths; in 380 he issued the Edict of Thessalonica establishing Christianity as the state religion, and in 381 convened the First Council of Constantinople.
  3. 392–395Milan · ItalyAfter defeating the usurper Eugenius in 392 he unified the empire; he banned pagan sacrifices in 391–392; on his deathbed in 395 he bequeathed the west to his younger son Honorius and the east to Arcadius, establishing the division of the Western and Eastern Roman Empires.

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