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
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
Arcadius
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Arcadius was Roman emperor from 383 to his death in 408. He was the eldest son of the Augustus Theodosius I and his first wife Aelia Flaccilla, and the brother of Honorius. Arcadius ruled the eastern
Theodosius I
…Creed as the orthodox doctrine for Nicene Christianity. Theodosius was the last emperor to rule the entire Roman Empire. After his death, his sons Arcadius and Honorius ruled from separate courts in the east and the west, continuing the late Roman practice of rule by multiple emperors. He ended the Gothic…
Bust of an emperor at the Istanbul Archaeology Museum, most likely Arcadius.
A young Arcadius is depicted on the right of the Missorium of Theodosius. C. 388 AD.
The emperors Arcadius, Honorius and Theodosius I depicted in the 12th century Manasses Chronicle.
Portrait head of an emperor, potentially Arcadius