Theodosius I
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noun
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In 380 CE the Empire was officially declared to be Christian by the emperor Theodosius I and all people of importance had to be, at least nominally, Christians.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020
The man who benefited was the enemy commander, the Christian Theodosius I, ruler of the Eastern Roman Empire, based in Constantinople.
From Time • Oct. 21, 2016
The Gallic revolt was crushed and the temple rebuilt – as it was again and again right up until its closure by the Christian emperor Theodosius I in AD392.
From The Guardian • Mar. 15, 2016
The original Olympics lasted nearly 1,200 years, from 776 B.C. until 394 A.D., when Emperor Theodosius I of Rome banned them as a pagan exhibition.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Theodosius I, ecclesiastical policy, 352 f.; requires orthodoxy, 367; represses heathenism, 368; massacre at Thessalonica, 300 f.; dynasty of, 420 f.
From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Ayer, Joseph Cullen
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