Theodosius I

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Byzantine emperor Christian ruler Roman emperor human

Theodosius I was a late 4th-century Roman emperor who made Nicene Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire and played a key role in shaping its religious and political landscape.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
Emperor Theodosius I 2
Roman emperor Theodosius I 2
Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius I 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine emperor ⓘ
Christian ruler ⓘ
Roman emperor ⓘ
human ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Theodosius I ⓘ
surface form: Theodosius the Great
birthDate 347 ⓘ
birthPlace Cauca ⓘ
Celtiberia ⓘ
surface form: Hispania
burialPlace Istanbul ⓘ
surface form: Constantinople
capital Constantinople (probable) ⓘ
surface form: Constantinople
child Arcadius ⓘ
Honorius ⓘ
Empress Pulcheria ⓘ
surface form: Pulcheria
coEmperorWith Gratian ⓘ
Valentinian II ⓘ
convened First Council of Constantinople ⓘ
councilDate 381 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire ⓘ
deathDate 395-01-17 ⓘ
deathPlace Rome ⓘ
surface form: Mediolanum

Milan ⓘ
declaredHeresy Arianism ⓘ
dynasty Theodosian dynasty ⓘ
edictDate 380-02-27 ⓘ
father Theodosius the Elder ⓘ
fullName Theodosius I self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Flavius Theodosius
issued Edict of Thessalonica ⓘ
madeStateReligion Nicene Christianity ⓘ
militaryConflict Battle of the Frigidus ⓘ
Gothic War (376–382) ⓘ
notableEvent final de facto division of the Roman Empire between East and West ⓘ
notableWork Edict of Thessalonica ⓘ
policy closure of pagan temples ⓘ
suppression of pagan cults ⓘ
positionHeld Emperor of the East ⓘ
Emperor of the whole Roman Empire ⓘ
Roman emperor ⓘ
predecessor Valens ⓘ
regnalName Theodosius I self-link ⓘ
reignEnd 395 ⓘ
reignStart 379 ⓘ
reignStartAsSoleEmperor 394 ⓘ
reignStartEasternEmpire 379 ⓘ
religion Nicene Christianity ⓘ
spouse Aelia Flaccilla ⓘ
Galla ⓘ
successor Arcadius ⓘ
Honorius ⓘ
victoryOver Arbogast ⓘ
Eugenius ⓘ

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Theodosius I → alsoKnownAs → Theodosius I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Theodosius the Great
this entity surface form: Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius I
subject surface form: Battle of the Frigidus
subject surface form: Battle of the Frigidus
Apollinarianism → condemnedBy → Theodosius I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman Emperor Theodosius I
Honorius → father → Theodosius I ⓘ
Stilicho → fatherInLaw → Theodosius I ⓘ
Theodosius I → fullName → Theodosius I self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flavius Theodosius
Olympia → gamesAbolishedBy → Theodosius I ⓘ
subject surface form: Sanctuary of Olympia
this entity surface form: Emperor Theodosius I
Flavius → notableBearer → Theodosius I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flavius Theodosius (Theodosius I)
subject surface form: Battle of the Frigidus
subject surface form: New History
Roman emperors → positionHeldBy → Theodosius I ⓘ
Honorius → predecessor → Theodosius I ⓘ
Theodosius I → regnalName → Theodosius I self-link ⓘ
this entity surface form: Emperor Theodosius I
Stilicho → servedUnder → Theodosius I ⓘ
Eleusinian Mysteries → suppressedBy → Theodosius I ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman emperor Theodosius I
Oracle of Apollo → suppressedUnder → Theodosius I ⓘ
subject surface form: Oracle of Apollo at Delphi
this entity surface form: Roman emperor Theodosius I