Theodosius II
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| Theodosius II | ||
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| Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire |
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| Bust of Theodosius II | ||
| Reign | 408 - July 28, 450 (His sister acted as regent 408 - 416) |
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| Full name | Flavius Theodosius | |
| Born | April 401 | |
| Died | July 28, 450 | |
| Predecessor | Arcadius | |
| Successor | Marcian | |
| Wife/wives | Aelia Eudocia | |
| Issue | Licinia Eudoxia | |
| Father | Arcadius | |
| Mother | Aelia Eudoxia | |
Flavius Theodosius (April, 401 – July 28, 450), known in English as Theodosius II, was an Eastern Roman Emperor (408-450), mostly known for the law code bearing his name, the Codex Theodosianus.
The eldest son of Aelia Eudoxia and Western Emperor Arcadius, Theodosius was heavily influenced by his eldest sister Pulcheria, who pushed him towards Eastern Christianity. Pulcheria was the primary driving power behind the emperor and many of her views became official policy. These included her anti-Semitic view which resulted in the destruction of synagogues.
On the death of his father Arcadius in 408, Theodosius became emperor.
In June 421, Theodosius married the poet Aelia Eudocia. They had a daughter, Licinia Eudoxia, whose marriage with the Western Roman Emperor Valentinian III marked the re-unification of the two halves of the Empire, even if for a short time. Theodosius created the University of Constantinople, and died in 450 as the result of a riding accident.
[edit] Theodosius' Law Code
In 429, Theodosius appointed a commission to collect all of the laws since the reign of Constantine I, and create a fully formalized system of law. This plan was left unfinished, but the work of a second commission that met in Constantinople, assigned to collect all of the general legislations and bring them up to date was completed, and their collection published as the Codex Theodosianus in 438. The law code of Theodosius II, summarizing edicts promulgated since Constantine, provided a basis for the law code of Emperor Justinian I in the following century.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
Media on Theodosius II in the Wikicommons.- Reign of Theodosius II (chapter of J. B. Bury's History of the Later Roman Empire)
- Theodosian Code: Sections concerning religious observances (English)
- George Long, "Codex Theodosianus"
- Nathan, Geoffrey, "Theodosius II (408-450 A.D.)", De Imperatoribus Romanis
| Preceded by: Arcadius |
Eastern Roman Emperor 408-450 |
Succeeded by: Marcian |
| Preceded by: Imp. Caesar Flavius Arcadius Augustus V, Imp. Caesar Flavius Honorius Augustus V |
Consul of the Roman Empire 403 with Flavius Rumoridus |
Succeeded by: Imp. Caesar Flavius Honorius Augustus VI, Aristaenetus |
| Preceded by: Imp. Caesar Flavius Arcadius Augustus VI, Flavius Anicius Petronius Probus |
Consul of the Roman Empire 407 with Imp. Caesar Flavius Honorius Augustus VII |
Succeeded by: Flavius Philippus, Anicius Auchenius Bassus |
| Preceded by: Flavius Philippus, Anicius Auchenius Bassus |
Consul of the Roman Empire 409 with Imp. Caesar Flavius Honorius Augustus VIII Imp. Caesar Flavius Claudius Constantinus Augustus |
Succeeded by: Varanes, Tertullus |
| Preceded by: Varanes, Tertullus |
Consul of the Roman Empire 411 |
Succeeded by: Imp. Caesar Flavius Honorius Augustus IX, Imp. Caesar Flavius Theodosius Augustus V |
| Preceded by: Imp. Caesar Flavius Theodosius Augustus IV |
Consul of the Roman Empire 412 with Imp. Caesar Flavius Honorius Augustus IX |
Succeeded by: Flavius Lucius, Heraclianus |
| Preceded by: Flavius Constantius, Flavius Constans |
Consul of the Roman Empire 415 with Imp. Caesar Flavius Honorius Augustus X |
Succeeded by: Imp. Caesar Flavius Theodosius Augustus VII, Flavius Iunius Quartus Palladius |
| Preceded by: Imp. Caesar Flavius Honorius Augustus X, Imp. Caesar Flavius Theodosius Augustus VI |
Consul of the Roman Empire 416 with Flavius Iunius Quartus Palladius |
Succeeded by: Imp. Caesar Flavius Honorius Augustus XI, Flavius Constantius II |
| Preceded by: Imp. Caesar Flavius Honorius Augustus XI, Flavius Constantius II |
Consul of the Roman Empire 418 with Imp. Caesar Flavius Honorius Augustus XII |
Succeeded by: Flavius Monaxius, Flavius Plinta |
| Preceded by: Flavius Monaxius, Flavius Plinta |
Consul of the Roman Empire 420 with Flavius Constantius III |
Succeeded by: Flavius Eustathius, Flavius Agricola |
| Preceded by: Flavius Eustathius, Flavius Agricola |
Consul of the Roman Empire 422 with Imp. Caesar Flavius Honorius Augustus XIII |
Succeeded by: Flavius Asclepiodotus, Flavius Avitus Marinianus |
| Preceded by: Flavius Castinus, Flavius Victor |
Consul of the Roman Empire 425 with Flavius Placidus Valentinianus Caesar Imp. Caesar Iohannes Augustus (only in Rome) |
Succeeded by: Imp. Caesar Flavius Theodosius Augustus XII, Imp. Caesar Flavius Placidus Valentinianus Augustus II |
| Preceded by: Imp. Caesar Flavius Theodosius Augustus XI, Flavius Placidus Valentinianus Caesar, Imp. Caesar Iohannes Augustus (only in Rome) |
Consul of the Roman Empire 426 with Imp. Caesar Flavius Placidus Valentinianus Augustus II |
Succeeded by: Flavius Hierius, Flavius Ardaburius |
| Preceded by: Flavius Florentius, Flavius Dionysius |
Consul of the Roman Empire 430 with Imp. Caesar Flavius Placidus Valentinianus Augustus III |
Succeeded by: Flavius Anicius Auchenius Bassus, Flavius Antiochus |
| Preceded by: Flavius Aetius, Flavius Valerius |
Consul of the Roman Empire 433 with Petronius Maximus |
Succeeded by: Flavius Ardaburius Asparus, Flavius Areobindus |
| Preceded by: Flavius Ardaburius Asparus, Flavius Areobindus |
Consul of the Roman Empire 435 with Imp. Caesar Flavius Placidus Valentinianus Augustus IV |
Succeeded by: Flavius Anthemius Isidorus Theophilus, Flavius Senator |
| Preceded by: Flavius Aetius II, Flavius Sigisvultus |
Consul of the Roman Empire 438 with Anicius Acilius Glabrio Faustus |
Succeeded by: Imp. Caesar Flavius Theodosius Augustus XVII, Flavius Rufius Postumius Festus |
| Preceded by: Imp. Caesar Flavius Theodosius Augustus XVI, Anicius Acilius Glabrio Faustus |
Consul of the Roman Empire 439 with Flavius Rufius Postumius Festus |
Succeeded by: Imp. Caesar Flavius Placidus Valentinianus Augustus V, Anatolius |
| Preceded by: Petronius Maximus II, Flavius Paterius |
Consul of the Roman Empire 444 with Flavius Caecina Decius Aginatius Albinus |
Succeeded by: Imp. Caesar Flavius Placidus Valentinianus Augustus VI, Flavius Nomus |
