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Theodosius The Great - Roman Emperor
Emperor Theodosius the Great of Rome or Theodosius I was a military leader who was appointed emperor in the East where he ruled from A.D. 379-395. Theodosius was, in effect, the last emperor to control both eastern and western halves of the empire.
Roman Emperor Theodosius I
Theodosius I was originally emperor of the Eastern provinces of Rome, but became the last Roman emperor actually to control the entire Roman Empire, both East and West.
Gildonic War
Gildo commanded 70,000 men, including troops provided by neighboring African tribes. Even though the Africans had 7 times the manpower of the Romans, they offered little resistance.
Why Was Theodosius I Called Theodosius the Great?
Explanation of why Theodosius I was called Theodosius the Great.
Theodosius the Great
Theodosius the Great or Theodosius I was an important figure in the history of the Roman Empire because he was the last to have the entire empire under his control.
The Battle of the Frigidus
The Battle of the Frigidus, September 5-6, A.D. 394, was fought between the usurper Eugenius and his pagan supporters, including the magister equitum Arbogast, on the one side, and Emperor Theodosius, on the other
Ammianus, Theodosius and Sallust's Jugurtha
Abstract of Robin Seager's paper which seeks to show that Ammianus' treatment of Theodosius' suppression of the rising of the Moorish chieftain Firmus parallels an earlier North African war waged by Q. Metellus and C. Marius against the Numidian king Jugurtha, narrated in Sallust's Jugurtha.
Theodosius I (379-395 A.D.)
David Woods' detailed look at the career of the emperor Theodosius, from De Imperatoribus Romanis.