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Theodosius I (the ‘Great’), Roman Emperor from 379 to 395. 

Source:
The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Author(s):
F. L. CrossF. L. Cross, E. A. LivingstoneE. A. Livingstone

After repelling barbarian attacks on Britain and suppressing revolt in Africa, his father, the Spanish general, Count Theodosius, was executed, for reasons now unknown, in ... ...

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