Theodosius I
Roman emperor from 379 to 395
Flavius Theodosius, also known as Theodosius I the Great (C.E.347 – 395), Roman emperor.
Quotes about Theodosius I:
edit- He His name was Theodosius, and he is called the Great, I suppose because he was great at destroying the old temples and old statues of the gods and goddesses. Not only was he strongly opposed to those who were not Christians: he was equally aggressive towards Christians who were not Orthodox in his way of thinking. He did not tolerate any opinion or religion that he did not approve of. (Jawaharlal Nehru)
- Theodosius is a military politician, fascinated by bishops. (Gore Vidal)
- Theodosius didn't know almost anyone from our environment because he comes from Spain, a country that doesn't shine with excessive culture. Furthermore, he belongs to a military family and it does not appear that he has ever studied philosophy. Outside of politics, what interests him most is raising sheep. (Gore Vidal)
Sources:
edit- Brown, Peter, The Rise of Western Christendom, C.E.2003, pp. 73–74
- King, N.Q. The Emperor Theodosius and the Establishment of Christianity. London, C.E.1961.
- Caspari, Maximilian Otto Bismarck (C.E.1911). "Theodosius (emperors)" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- Wikisource Stokes, George Thomas (C.E.1911). "Theodosius I., the Great" . In Wace, Henry; Piercy, William C. (eds.). Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature to the End of the Sixth Century (3rd ed.). London: John Murray.
