Theodosius II

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Byzantine emperor Eastern Roman emperor Roman emperor

Theodosius II was a 5th-century Eastern Roman emperor whose long reign was marked by religious controversies, codification of Roman law, and the strengthening of Constantinople as an imperial capital.

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Emperor Theodosius II 3

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine emperor ⓘ
Eastern Roman emperor ⓘ
Roman emperor ⓘ
causeOfDeath riding accident ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 5th century ⓘ
coRuler Honorius ⓘ
Empress Pulcheria ⓘ
surface form: Pulcheria

Valentinian III ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Roman Empire
dateOfBirth 0401-04-10 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 0450-07-28 ⓘ
dynasty Theodosian dynasty ⓘ
education tutored by Anthemius ⓘ
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
father Arcadius ⓘ
givenName Theodosius ⓘ
implementedBy Theodosian Code ⓘ
knownFor fortification of Constantinople ⓘ
long reign as Eastern Roman emperor ⓘ
promulgation of the Theodosian Code ⓘ
religious policy in the Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Greek ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
mannerOfDeath accidental death ⓘ
militaryConflict conflicts with the Huns ⓘ
wars with the Sassanian Empire ⓘ
mother Aelia Eudoxia ⓘ
notableWork Codex Theodosianus ⓘ
patronage University of Constantinople ⓘ
placeOfBirth Constantinople (probable) ⓘ
surface form: Constantinople
placeOfDeath Constantinople (probable) ⓘ
surface form: Constantinople
policy payment of tribute to the Huns ⓘ
positionHeld Augustus ⓘ
Roman consul ⓘ
predecessor Arcadius ⓘ
regnalName Theodosius II self-link ⓘ
reignEnd 0450-07-28 ⓘ
reignStart 0408-05-01 ⓘ
relative Honorius ⓘ
Empress Pulcheria ⓘ
surface form: Pulcheria
religion Nicene Christianity ⓘ
residence Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
ruledFrom Constantinople (probable) ⓘ
surface form: Constantinople
sexOrGender male ⓘ
significantEvent Council of Ephesus ⓘ
surface form: Council of Ephesus (431)

Eutychian (Monophysite) controversy ⓘ
Nestorian controversy ⓘ
construction of the Theodosian Walls of Constantinople ⓘ
spouse Aelia Eudocia ⓘ
successor Emperor Marcian ⓘ
surface form: Marcian
treaty Treaty with the Huns of 443 ⓘ

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

Nestorius → appointedBy → Theodosius II ⓘ
Empress Pulcheria → associatedWith → Theodosius II ⓘ
subject surface form: Pulcheria
this entity surface form: Emperor Theodosius II
Valentinian III → coRuler → Theodosius II ⓘ
Theodosian Code → commissionedBy → Theodosius II ⓘ
Council of Ephesus → convenedBy → Theodosius II ⓘ
Second Council of Ephesus → convenedBy → Theodosius II ⓘ
Second Council of Ephesus → convenedBy → Theodosius II ⓘ
this entity surface form: Emperor Theodosius II
Council of Ephesus → convokedBy → Theodosius II ⓘ
this entity surface form: Emperor Theodosius II
Third Ecumenical Council → convokedBy → Theodosius II ⓘ
Nestorius → exiledBy → Theodosius II ⓘ
Empress Licinia Eudoxia → father → Theodosius II ⓘ
Theodosian Walls → namedAfter → Theodosius II ⓘ
Emperor Marcian → predecessor → Theodosius II ⓘ
subject surface form: Marcian
Theodosian Code → promulgatedBy → Theodosius II ⓘ
Theodosius II → regnalName → Theodosius II self-link ⓘ
Theodosian Walls → repairedBy → Theodosius II ⓘ
Empress Pulcheria → sibling → Theodosius II ⓘ
subject surface form: Pulcheria