Tagged: Theodosius the Great

November 30, 2024

Honorius: The Roman Emperor who prohibited men from wearing trousers in Rome

Honorius (384–423) was Roman emperor from 393 to 423, ruling the Western Roman Empire. The younger son of Theodosius I and Aelia Flaccilla, he became emperor under Stilicho’s regency after...

Theodosius I

April 19, 2023

Theodosius I: The Anti-Pagan Roman Emperor who made Christianity the Official State Religion

About half a century after Constantine the Great (reign: 306-337) began repressing pagans in the military colony of Aelia Capitolina (i.e. Jerusalem), Emperor Theodosius I (reign: 379-395) turned up the...