Theodosius
I, 19 January 379 - 17 January 395 A.D.
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Theodosius I Bronze AE3 Coin, RIC IX Siscia 27d, type 1, Maximum Diameter 18.1mm,
Weight 2.42g, Die Axis 180o.
Obverse
- DN
THEODO-SIVS PF AVG, Pearl-Diademed, Draped and Cuirassed, bust right.
Reverse
- CONCOR-DIA
AVGGG, Roma, Helmeted Enthroned facing, head left, holding Globe and reversed Spear,
left leg bare, looks like ASISC
in ex.
Theodosius
I, 19 January 379 - 17 January 395 A.D.
Theodosius I, also known as Theodosius
the Great, was the last emperor to rule over both the eastern and the western
halves of the Roman Empire. The son of the famed general Count Theodosius, he
was made emperor in the east by Gratian after the death of Valens at the disastrous
Battle of Hadrianople, at a time when the East was ravaged in every direction
by the Goths. He defeated them, but the Goths secured control of Illyricum
establishing a homeland south of the Danube within the Empire's borders.
Theodosius defeated the usurpers Magnus Maximus and Eugenius. He ending Roman
slavery and inaugurated a feudal society, a pivotal transformation in European
history. He effectively made Nicene Christianity the official state church and
fostered the destruction of some prominent pagan temple including the Temple of
Apollo in Delphi, the Serapeum in Alexandria, and the Vestal Virgins in Rome.
In 393, he banned the Olympics in Ancient Greece. It was not until the end of
the 19th century, in 1896, that the Olympics were held again. After his death,
Theodosius' sons Arcadius and Honorius inherited the East and West halves
respectively, and the Roman Empire was never again re-united.
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