Theodosius I
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"Later, when Theodosius the Great gave his consent to the destruction of all the pagan temples in the Roman Empire (389 a.d.), a mob of fanatical Christians demolished the temple of Jupiter Serapis, and with it a large portion of the Library. From this time, Alexandria, as a centre of learning, ceased to exist; and when the Arabs in 641 took the city, they merely completed a work of devastation that had been going on for centuries."--A History of Classical Philology (1911) by Harry Thurston Peck "The pious Emperor Theodosius abstained from destroying the not very decent statues and other relics of the heathen, in order to perpetuate and expose all the absurdity and infamy of false religions, and to inspire contempt and hatred of them." --Sylvain Maréchal Le pieux Empereur Théodose s'abstint de détruire les statues peu décentes et autres monu mens des Payens par un motif assez singulier. C'étoit pour perpétuer et montrer au grand jour toutle ridicule , toutes les infamies des fausses Religions, et pour en inspirer le mépris et l'abomination. |
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Flavius Theodosius (January 11, 347 – January 17, 395), also called Theodosius I and Theodosius the Great (Greek: Θεοδόσιος Α΄ and Θεοδόσιος ο Μέγας), was Roman Emperor from 379 to 395. Reuniting the eastern and western portions of the empire, Theodosius was the last emperor of both the Eastern and Western Roman Empire. After his death, the two parts split permanently. He is also known for making Nicene Christianity the official state religion of the Roman Empire.
See also
- Christian persecution of paganism under Theodosius I
- De Fide Catolica
- Galla Placidia, daughter of Theodosius
- List of Byzantine emperors
- Roman emperors family tree
- Saint Fana
- Serena, niece of Theodosius and wife of Flavius Stilicho
- Zosimus, pagan historian from the time of Anastasius I
- Christianization of the Roman Empire
