Theodosius I

The last Roman emperor to unite the Roman Empire
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Theodosius I (c. 346-17 January 395) Theosia the First or Dudos the First , original name Flavius Theodosius , also known as Theodosius the Great It was the Roman Empire The Theodosian dynasty (379-17 January 395) The first emperor, and the last to rule the united Roman Empire, was born today Spain Segovia He was born into a Christian family and served in the army with his father Theodosius.
In 374, Theodosius I became the military governor of Mercia. In 379, Theodosius I was crowned emperor Gratian He was appointed co-emperor to rule the eastern part of the Roman Empire. In 392, he ruled the entire Roman Empire. In 393 he thought Ancient Olympic Games Contrary to Christian fundamentalism, it is a pagan activity, and the following year announced the abolition of the ancient Olympic Games.
In 395 AD, Theodosius I died. On his deathbed he divided the Roman Empire between his two sons, sealing the second Honorius (Honorius) for Western Roman Empire Emperor, eldest son Arcadius (Arcadius) for Eastern Roman Empire Emperor, the Roman Empire was officially divided into the Eastern and Western Roman Empires.
eigenname
Theodosius I
alias
Flavius Theodosius Augustus , Theodosius the Great
Ethnic group
Roman
Place of Birth
Corca/Italia, Province of Sisbania-Betica, Western Roman Empire
Date of birth
About 346 years
Date of death
January 17th, 395
Major achievement
Abolition of the ancient Olympic Games
Proclaimed Nicene Christianity as the state religion
Major achievement
acquire Battle of Cold River The victory that reunified the Roman Empire
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Flavius Arcadius
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Honorius
Minister of order
Flavius Stilico
Place of death
Medeo Ranum (now Milan ), Itaria ( Italy ), Roman Empire
Foreign name
Theodosius I/Theodosius the Great (English)
Flavius Theodosius Augustus (Latin)
Φλάβιος Θεοδόσιος (in Greek)
occupation
Oh, Augustus / Julius Caesar / Impelatur

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Theodosius I was born around 346 in what is now Spain Segovia He was born into a Christian family and served in the army with his father Theodosius.
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In 368, father and son were together Britannia To overcome a year of chaos caused by foreign invasions and the mutiny of some of the soldiers on Hadrian's Wall. A number of military and civil reforms were carried out after the chaos was settled, but the decline of Roman rule in the region was not significantly improved. In 374, Theodosius I became the military governor of Mercia. His father was arrested shortly thereafter and executed in early 375, and Theodosius himself returned to his birthplace. This time, the reasons and possible relationships between my loss of military service and the killing of my father are not clear. Two legions of Theodosius I's army were destroyed at the end of 374 Sarmat Defeat, and he may thus be vanquished by the emperor Valentinian the First Flavius Valentinianus Augustus (lived 321-375, Roman Emperor 364-375) was removed from command. His father Theodosius interfered with the emperor's decision and was killed.
In 379, Theodosius I was crowned emperor Gratian Flavius Gratianus Augustus (lived 359-383, Roman Emperor 375-383) was appointed co-emperor, ruling over the eastern part of the Roman Empire. Theodosius I and Saint Ambrose There was a debate about the role of the Church in the affairs of the Empire and did not agree that the Church had political power.
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In 388, Theodosius sent an army against Maximus, the kingslayer in the west, killed him and raised him to power Valentinian II But on the pretext of the latter's youth, the real power is reduced to Frank general Arbogast In hands.
392 by Arbogast And the influence of the pagan movement initiated by Eugenius grew in Rome, and Theodosius launched a crusade against the West, in Battle of Cold River Win.
In 393, the Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaimed Christianity for State religion It considered the ancient Olympic Games to be a pagan activity against Christian fundamentalism and was abolished the following year Ancient Olympic Games .
On January 17, 395, Theodosius died in Milan, leaving his two sons in the care of Flavius, a talented and loyal lieutenant Stilico General, and divided the empire between his two sons. thence Division of the Roman Empire The eastern and Western Roman Empires were never unified again. [1]
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Theodosius I with from the present Spain His first wife, Aelia Flavia Flaccilla, had two sons and a daughter:
  • Eldest Son: Arcadius (Flavius Arcadius, 377/378-408; Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, 17 January 395 -408)
  • Second son: Flavius Augustus Honorius (Flavius Honorius, 384 -423; Emperor of the Western Roman Empire, 17 January 395 -423)
  • Female: Aelia Pulcheria (lived 385-386) in 386 Aelia Flaccilla and the pawns of Pulcheria.
At the end of 387, Theodosius I married Valentinian I, who lived from 17 November 321-375 to 364-375 Roman emperor His daughter, Flavia Galla, had two sons and a daughter:
  • Son: Gratian (born 388, died early)
  • Son: John (394) Galla and John pawn in labor.
  • Adopted daughter: Senina, born and died unknown, was the niece of Theodosius I, who adopted her, married the general Flavius Stilico, and had a son Heraclius and two daughters.

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During the reign of Theodosius I, he was empire Internal prohibition of all heathenism The form is thus established Christianity The orthodox status of the Church established the line of Christianization for the development of later history, making Christianity the dominant religion in late imperial and medieval Europe. For this reason, he is known as" Great emperor He became one of the few Roman rulers to receive the title of Great.
His untimely death was the result of 16 years of heavy duty accumulated by the "Imperator", the honorific title originally given to the "victorious general" who defended the land with a responsible army. Theodosius was the last Roman emperor to be worthy of this title [1] . After his death, the decline of the Roman Empire was irreversible, and finally the Western Roman Empire was declared extinct in 476 AD and Europe entered Middle Ages .