Theodosius
historical figure · 5 works · 10 mentions · 12 anchored passages
Theodosius the second · our brother Theodosius · the great emperor Theodosius
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1 expressionTheodosius the Second1 mention
An Essay on Crimes and Punishments (English)
they were nevertheless absolute masters of the best part of the world, till the reign of Theodosius the second.
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The Rights of War and Peace
Roman emperor mentioned as the contemporary of Ambrose.
Among this class, in the time of Theodosius, we may rank Ambrose, who in his seventh discourse says, “there is nothing wrong in bearing arms;
as Byzantium was to Perinthus, by the Emperor Severus, and Antioch to Laodicea, by Theodosius.
And Chrysostom observes, that Theodosius, impressed with those words of our Saviour, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do,” was led to grant a pardon to the people of Antioch.
Letters
Fellow-presbyter who brought reliable news to Basil about Nicopolis.
all of which our most longed-for and most honoured brother Theodosius, the fellow-presbyter, related to us steadily and with full knowledge.
Basil to the great emperor Theodosius
A great fall of snow occurred upon our lake.
An Essay on Crimes and Punishments
Roman emperor, rival of Maximus, who eventually defeats and kills him.
But Maximus being afterward defeated by Theodosius, and assassinated at the feet of his conqueror, had not the good fortune to be canonized.
Jealous of Theodosius, a Spaniard like himself, he endeavoured to deprive him of the empire of the East, as he had already obtained that of the West.
they were nevertheless absolute masters of the best part of the world, till the reign of Theodosius the second.
Institutes of Roman Law
Roman emperor who, jointly with Arcadius, abolished the formal requirements of cretio.
When it became customary for the praetor to prescribe this time for deliberation, the formularies of cretio had no intelligible policy and were regarded as irksome.
Theodosius limited the pendency of actions to thirty years, Cod.
Elements
Ancient mathematician said (per Suidas) to have written a commentary on Archimedes' Method.
This Method (or Plan of attack), addressed to Eratosthenes, is none other than the ἐφόδιον on which, according to Suidas, Theodosius wrote a commentary, and which is several times cited by Heron in his Metrica;