4th century
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The 4th century was the time period from 301 AD to 400 AD in accordance with the Julian calendar. In the West, the early part of the century was shaped by Constantine the Great, who became the first R
Eastern Hemisphere at the beginning of the 4th century AD.
Eastern Hemisphere at the end of the 4th century AD.
Gregory the Illuminator mosaic, converted Armenia from Zoroastrianism to Christianity
Contemporary bronze head of Constantine I (r. 306–337 AD)
Theodosius I
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Theodosius I, also known as Theodosius the Great, was Roman emperor from 379 to 395. He won two civil wars and was instrumental in establishing the Nicene Creed as the orthodox doctrine for Nicene Chr
4th century
…Roma (New Rome); it was later renamed Constantinople in his honor. The last emperor to control both the eastern and western halves of the empire was Theodosius I. As the century progressed after his death, it became increasingly apparent that the empire had changed in many ways since the time of Augustus. The…
Bust of an emperor found in Aphrodisias (Aydın, Turkey), most likely Theodosius I
The administrative divisions of the Roman Empire in 395, under Theodosius I.
Solidus of Theodosius, showing both him and his co-emperor Valentinian II (r. 375–392) enthroned on the reverse, each crowned by Victory and together holding an orb victoria augg ("the Victory of the Augusti")
Marble fragment of monumental column to emperor Theodosius I