Theodosius I: Timeline

347   Born

378   Theodosius I becomes eastern Roman emperor after the death of Valens Valens

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379   Theodosius I is elevated as Roman Emperor at Sirmium Sirmium

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380   Theodosius I makes his ''adventus'', or formal entry, into Constantinople Constantinople

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382   Theodosius I commands his general Saturninus to conclude a peace treaty with the Visigoths, allowing them to settle south of the Danube Danube

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384   Forum of Theodosius I built in Constantinople Constantinople

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386   Theodosius I concludes peace with Persia, dividing Armenia Armenia

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 between them.

386   Constrontion of a column in Constantinople Constantinople

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 in celebration of a victory of Theodosius I.

387   The widowed Emperor Theodosius I marries Galla, sister of his colleague Valentinian II Valentinian II

Valentinian II was Western Roman Emperor [i]. ... 

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389   Theodosius I banned the worship of Vesta.

390   In response to the murder of his general Butheric, Theodosius I orders a massacre of the inhabitants of Thessalonica Thessaloniki

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. Appalled by the brutality of this action, Ambrose Ambrose

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 excommunicates him.

391   All non-Christian Christian

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 temples in the Empire are closed, as Theodosius Theodosius I

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 establishes Christianity Christianity

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 as the official state religion.

391   Quintus Aurelius Symmachus Quintus Aurelius Symmachus

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 is urban prefect in Rome, and petitions Theodosius I to re-open the pagan temples. He is opposed by Ambrose Ambrose

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392   Theodosius I issues an edict reinforcing the prohibition of prayers or sacrifices at non-Christian Christian

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 temples.

393   Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine years old son Honorius Honorius (emperor)

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 ''Augustus''.

394   Battle of the Frigidus: Emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills the usurper Eugenius and his Frank Franks

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ish magister militum Magister militum

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 Arbogast.

395   After the death of emperor Theodosius I, the Empire is re-divided into an eastern and a western half. The eastern half is centered in Constantinople Constantinople

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 under Arcadius Arcadius

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, son of Theodosius I, and the western half in Rome under Honorius Honorius (emperor)

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, his brother.

395   Died