Roman Emperor Theodosius the (Great ?) and his achievements..

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Today you will read about an unkonown massacre that took place in the Roman Empire in November , 392 AD.

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Theodosius A'
In January 11, 347 AD , (Flavius Theodosius Augustus was born in Cauca of Spain , today called Coca(forgive any spelling). He was the son of a Roman General also called Theodosius who taught him the military art. He became emperor of the Roman Empire in 379 AD and he was the last Emperor that ruled both the Western and Eastern part of the Empire united. Even if wasn't having the best education of the era he was a very skilled Emperor and organized the operation of the Empire as also the reorganization of the army.
He is also called Theodosius the Great.
During his time , the empire had many problems with the Goths in the North and his sources weren't enough after some campaigns against them he had to make peace treaties and give them some privileges by the end of the Gothic War 376-382 AD, establishing them as autonomus allies in the region South of Danube river inside the Empire's borders.

Christianity as oficial religion

In February 27of 380 AD, he aknowlwdged Christianity as the only religion of the Empire by saying : «επιθυμούμε όλα τα διάφορα υπήκοα έθνη [...] να ακολουθούν την Θρησκεία που παραδόθηκε στους Ρωμαίους από τον άγιο απόστολο Πέτρο» - "We want all the citizens of various nations [...] to follow the religion that was delivered to the Romans by the holy apostle Peter".

Codex Theodosianus

On May 2nd of 381 he had taken away all the rights fro the citizens that wouldn't become Christians or those who returned to their ancient religion .
On December 21st, 382 banned with the death penalty and the confiscation of the property of the guilty Nationals(believers of the ancient religion, calling them "insane" and "sacrilegious"), all forms of sacrifice, divination, chanting in honor of the Gods or simple visits to ancient Temples.
In 384 , he ordered the demolition or the shut of all ancient temples and in February of 391 he reminded the prohibitation of 382.
During this time it was forbidden to be called Hellene as Hellenism , Hellenic literacy , philosophy and religion were considered idolatric and because of that thousands of temples were demolished , thousand of writings were burned and millions of people were murderd from fanatic Christians.
This reminds me a fact in our era which means that History is making circle indeed

November 8, 392 AD

In 392, Theodosius became mad because in the Western part Flavius Eugenius and many aristocrates with General Arvogastes among them, were supporting the National religion and also Nicomahus Flavianus as candidate for the Emperor throne, fighting pationately for the return of the National religion and who was former conselor of Theodosius .
This led to a war conflict and defeat of the Nationalsand the suicide of Arvogastes and Nicomahus.

From that time atrocities against the Nationals were taking place with the full tolerance of the Emperors.

One of the famous victims was Hypatiathe mathematician and philosopher.

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