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2 days ago · Theodosius I (Greek: Θεοδόσιος Theodosios; 11 January 347 – 17 January 395), also called Theodosius the Great, was a 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 Christianity.
4 days ago · Theodosius I was the last ruler of a united Roman Empire, serving in the 4th Century. He is also well-known for declaring Christianity the Empire's state religion. He was born Flavius Theodosius in Spain, about 346.
19 hours ago · Theodosius I: 394–395 (Eastern emperor: 379–394, sole emperor: 394–395) Theodosius was proclaimed Eastern Emperor by Gratian on 19 January 379, after securing victory against invading barbarians along the Danube. He became sole emperor in August 394, after defeating the usurper Eugenius. Theodosius died of edema in January 395.
3 days ago · Theodosius I (347–395), however, made Catholic Christianity the official religion of the empire in 381 and prohibited the worship of pagan gods in 392. After Constantine every branch of Christendom had to work with rulers who claimed to profess its faith, and the manner in which the two main branches of the church (in Rome and Constantinople ...
19 hours ago · Christianity was the majority religion by this point, and while Emperor Theodosius I was fairly moderate in his approach to paganism even as he declared Christianity the official and only state religion, many of his administrators and subjects were virulently anti-pagan. Temples were destroyed and statues toppled.
5 days ago · While he was visiting Rome for the Emperor Theodosius, Prudentius was inspired to write a series of poems praising the great martyrs of the early Church in his Liber Peristephanon, including Agnes, Peter and Paul, Vincent of Saragossa and today’s saint, Lawrence.
I think the photos are making me think it's smaller than usual, but this is one his medium sized bronzes. Like most of his AEs, this type was struck by a few co-emperors and at several mints: I think it's RIC IX Nicomedia 46A. Date: 392 - 395. Denomination: AE2. Mint: Nicomedia.
