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Count Theodosius (Latin: Theodosius comes; died 376), Flavius Theodosius or Theodosius the Elder (Latin: Theodosius major), [a] was a senior military officer serving Valentinian I (r. 364–375) and the Western Roman Empire during Late Antiquity. Under his command the Roman army defeated numerous threats, incursions, and usurpations.
Its founding father was Flavius Theodosius (often referred to as Count Theodosius), a great hispanic general who had saved Britannia from the Great Conspiracy.His son, Flavius Theodosius was made emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire in 379, and briefly reunited the Roman Empire 394–395 by defeating the usurper Eugenius.
Theodosius was born in Hispania [16] [17] [18] on 11 January, probably in the year 347. [19] His father of the same name, Count Theodosius, was a successful and high-ranking general (magister equitum) under the western Roman emperor Valentinian I, and his mother was called Thermantia. [20]
History portal; This category contains articles on the House of Theodosius (379–455) of Roman Emperors of the Western Roman Empire (and of the Eastern Roman Empire until 457 and of the Papacy from 422 to 432), particularly articles on individuals who were a member of it by blood, marriage alliance or association.
The first "Count" in Britain was Gratianus Funarius, the father of emperor Valentinian I. He may have commanded a task force of comitatenses under emperor Constans during his campaign on the island in the winter of 342–3. [3] During the Great Conspiracy, Count Theodosius, the father of emperor Theodosius I, also served as "Count" in Britain. [4]
Theodosius magister equitum ∞ Thermantia: Valentinian I augustus 364–375 ∞ (2) Justina: 1. Aelia Flaccilla augusta 379–386: Theodosius I augustus 379–392: 2. Galla VALENTINIANIC DYNASTY: Honorius ∞Maria: Serena: Stilicho magister militum: Pulcheria b.385 ob. inf. Arcadius augustus 383–408 ∞ Aelia Eudoxia augusta 400–404 (1 ...
[1] [2] Theodosius dissolved the order of the Vestal Virgins in Rome, banned the pagan rituals of the Olympics in Ancient Greece and did nor punish nor prevent the destruction of antique Hellenistic temples, such as the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. With the death of Theodosius in 395, the Roman Empire was divided once more between his two sons.
When Arcadius died in 408, his son and successor Theodosius II was a child of seven years. Anthemius assumed leadership, with an unusual longevity as praetorian prefect. He initiated a new peace treaty with Sassanid Persia , and, thanks also to Stilicho's death, was able to contribute in restoring harmony in the relations of the Imperial courts ...