Theodosius II (Ancient Greek: Θεοδόσιος Theodosios; 10 April 401 – 28 July 450), called "the Calligrapher", was Roman emperor from 402 to 450. He was proclaimed Augustus as an infant and ruled as the Eastern Empire's sole emperor after the death of his father Arcadius in 408. His reign was marked by the promulgation of the Theodosian law code and the construction of the Theodosian walls of Constantinople. He also presided over the outbreak of two great Christological controversies, Nestorianism and Eutychianism.
Theodosius II
Eastern Roman emperor from 402 to 450
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Eastern Roman emperor from 402 to 450
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Aelia Eudocia Athenais of Athens marries Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius II
Aelia Eudocia Augusta (Ancient Greek: Αιλία Ευδοκία Αυγούστα; c. 400 – 460 AD), also called Saint Eudocia, was an Eastern Roman empress by marriage to Emperor Theodosius II (r. 408–450).
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- Eastern Roman emperor from 402 to 450
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