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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1045670, member: 19463&quot;]Theodosius was the last emperor to rule both east and west and split the empire between his two sons never to be reunited before the west fell. Theodosius was not only hard on pagans but led the fight to eliminate Christian varieties not in line with his beliefs. The Christian emperors before him had been a mix of Orthodox and Arian with Theodosius started Orthodox Catholicism as a requirement for being emperor. One of his better laws in this area was to make it a separate crime for a magistrate to overlook a prosecution opportunity of a Christian heratic or a pagan for practicing their religions. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There is currently dispute whether he cancelled the Olympics as &#039;Pagan&#039; after the 393 games or whether they just died a natural death. You can find references making both claims. His grandson, Theodosius II continued with the work his grandfather started so you need to be careful when attributing acts to which Theodosius was current.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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