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Theodosius, d. 376, Roman general under Valentinian I Valentinian I (văl'əntĭn`ēən), 321–75, Roman emperor of the West (364–75). ..... Click the link for more information. . He defeated (368–69) the Picts and Scots in Britain and the Alemanni in Gaul (369). He suppressed (372–74) a Berber uprising in N Africa, but was executed at Carthage by Valentinian's successor Gratian on unknown charges. His son became emperor as Theodosius I. Theodosius (346–395) Roman Emperor; did public penance before St. Ambrose. [Rom. Hist.: EB, 18:272–273] See : Penitence How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The existence of these two pure religions, with Judaism the false one, was given the status of imperial law in the Code of Theodosius of 438. On the other hand, Gennadius (On Illustrious Men 53), who also credits him with "composing a great many treatises on diverse questions," says it was his oratorical fame that induced Theodosius II (408-450, an emperor noted for his own piety and theological studies) to parachute him into the See of Constantinople (428), where he at once launched a many-pronged attack against heretics of all stripes, also schismatics and Jews. With the advancement of a reasonably comprehensive account of the evolutionary process by Theodosius Dobzhansky in his book Genetics and the Origin of Species, (19) the evolutionary theory started being understood and appreciated as the genetic change in populations. |
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