Theodosius [I] - Theodosius

Japanese: テオドシウス[1世] - テオドシウス

Roman Emperor (reigned 379-395). Born the son of a general, he became emperor of the eastern half of the empire, defended the empire against the threat of foreign tribes through wars and alliances, strictly banned paganism as an orthodox Catholic, and elevated Christianity to the state religion (392). He is famous for being asked to confess by Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, for the massacre that occurred in Thessalonica in 390, and submitting to it. In 394, he achieved the reunification of the empire. Upon his death, he divided the empire into two, East and West, and had his two sons succeed him, and the empire was never unified again.
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ローマ皇帝（在位379年―395年）。将軍の子として生まれ，帝国東半部の皇帝となり，戦争・同盟により異民族の脅威から帝国を防衛，正統派カトリック教徒として異教を厳禁し，キリスト教を国教に高めた（392年）。ミラノ司教アンブロシウスに，390年テッサロニケで起きた虐殺事件について懺悔(ざんげ)を求められ服したことは有名。394年帝国再統一を実現。死に際し，帝国を東西に２分して２子に継がせ，以後帝国は統一されることがなかった。
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