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2 days ago · The first and greatest of these is the 56 km long Anastasian Wall (Gk. τεῖχος Ἀναστασιακόν, teichos Anastasiakon) or Long Wall (μακρὸν τεῖχος, makron teichos, or μεγάλη Σοῦδα, megalē Souda), built in the mid-5th century as an outer defence to Constantinople, some 65 km westwards of the city.
1 day ago · The turning point came with the Edict of Milan in 313 CE, issued by Emperor Constantine, which legalized Christianity and allowed it to be practiced openly. By the end of the 4th century, Christianity became the state religion under Emperor Theodosius I, leading to the decline of pagan practices and reshaping the religious landscape of the empire.
2 days ago · It was not until the co-reigns of Gratian and Theodosius that Arianism was effectively wiped out among the ruling class and elite of the Eastern Empire. Valens died in the Battle of Adrianople in 378 and was succeeded by Theodosius I , who adhered to the Nicene Creed.
2 days ago · For most of the period from 286 to 480, there was more than one recognized senior emperor, with the division usually based on geographic regions. This division became permanent after the death of Theodosius I in 395, which historians have traditionally dated as the division between the Western Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire. However ...
2 days ago · The temple’s ruin began when the Roman Emperor Theodosius I banned non-Christian worship, in 391 C.E.. Today, it is a trove of insight into the era’s language, mythology, and religious rites.
5 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 ...
2 days ago · Emperor Theodosius II convened the faux Second Council of Ephesus in 449, which rejected St. Leo’s letter and defended Eutyches. The supporters of Eutyches brutally assaulted Archbishop Flavian I for defending St. Leo’s position, deposed him, and sent him into exile. He died from his injuries.
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