Theodosian
Americanadjective
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of or relating to Theodosius I, who made Christianity the official state religion of the Roman Empire.
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of or relating to Theodosius II, who issued the earliest collection of the imperial laws Theodosian Code.
Etymology
Origin of Theodosian
1755–65; Theodosius ( def. ) + -an
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For example, in 429, the emperor Theodosius II established a commission to compile what became known as the Theodosian Code, a single publication containing all laws issued after 312 CE from across the empire.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
The Theodosian Code represented a trend of emperors attempting to address religious issues through laws and edicts.
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Unlike the Theodosian Code, however, the Code of Justinian regulated imperial edicts by addressing any inconsistencies among them.
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The distinction of rank, even in punishment for crime, which meets us everywhere in the Theodosian Code, has already appeared.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Samuel Dill
In that fatal year the Theodosian house became extinct in the West so far as government was concerned.
From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I by T. W. (Thomas William) Allies
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