The Roman emperor Theodosius II (r. 408-450 died on this day in 450.
Attila the Hun and the Vandals were creating trouble for the Roman Empire when Theodosius received his first imperial title in 402, at less than a year in age. Christianity hadn't been the dominant religion in the Roman Empire for long when the non-Christian philosopher Hypatia was attacked and killed in Alexandria, in A.D. 415, supposedly with the consent of the Bishop, Cyril, who was also instrumental in the schism between the Nestorians (whose leader, Nestorius, the eastern emperor Theodosius II had installed as Patriarch of Constantinople) and the orthodox Christians, following the Council of Ephesus. Theodosius II, one of the ancient law codifiers, fell from a horse and died on this day in the summer of 450.
Read a brief bio of Theodosius. Also see Emperors After Theodosius I.
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