Theodosius I
Last unified ruler
Theodosius I was a Roman emperor who ruled from 379 to 395 CE, the last to govern both the eastern and western halves of the empire.
He made Christianity the official state religion and banned pagan worship, earning the epithet "the Great" from Christian historians.
After his death, the empire permanently split between his two sons.
East Germanic tribal people
- VisigothsGermanic tribe, sacked Rome
- legionsGreat many, or armies
- AlaricVisigoth king
- barbariansUncivilized foreigners, historically
treaty · Huns · cavalry · frontier · limes · mercenaries · Rhine · Danube
Early church belief formula
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- paganismNon-monotheistic religious practice
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
excommunication · Athanasius · church fathers · Cappadocian Fathers · doctrine · canon law · theology · conversion
Rome's inaugural emperor
- imperatorHolder of supreme authority
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- successionFollowing in order
- reignSovereign's time in power
co-emperor · purple · diadem · administration · court · usurper · legitimacy
Historic Turkish metropolis
- ByzantiumEastern Roman civilization
- declineDecrease or refuse
- fall of RomeAncient superpower's disintegration
- transformationThorough change in form
Dynasty's terminal ruler
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- reunificationRestoring divided unity
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
Goths
East Germanic tribal people
barbarians · treaty · Huns · cavalry · frontier · limes · mercenaries · Rhine · Danube
Nicene Creed
Early church belief formula
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- paganismNon-monotheistic religious practice
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
heresy · excommunication · Athanasius · church fathers · Cappadocian Fathers · doctrine · canon law · theology · conversion · dogma
Augustus
Rome's inaugural emperor
- imperatorHolder of supreme authority
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- successionFollowing in order
reign · co-emperor · purple · diadem · administration · court · usurper · legitimacy
Constantinople
Historic Turkish metropolis
- ByzantiumEastern Roman civilization
- declineDecrease or refuse
- fall of RomeAncient superpower's disintegration
transformation · pagan temples · Roman Senate · Augustine · Jerome
last emperor
Dynasty's terminal ruler
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- reunificationRestoring divided unity
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- Roman EmperorsAugustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero
- Late AntiquityConstantine, Constantinople, fall of Rome, Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire
- Roman HispaniaSeneca, Trajan, Hadrian, Martial