Theodosius II
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Critics saw negotiating with Attilla as servile, but they wrongly assumed that Emperor Theodosius II had a military alternative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
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 reconstruction of the Roman military forces was reserved for the successors of Theodosius II.
From The Byzantine Empire by Charles William Chadwick Oman
After the death of Alexander Severus, 235 A.D., no great accession was made to Roman law until Theodosius II.,
From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03 Ancient Achievements by John Lord
The emperor Theodosius II then called a general council at Ephesus in 431, before which Nestorius refused to appear, and was deposed from his dignity of patriarch by the suffrages of 200 bishops.
From Legends of the Madonna as Represented in the Fine Arts by Mrs. (Anna) Jameson
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