Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
Theodosian Code — /0iyad6wsh(iy)an kowd/ See Codex Theodosianus … Black's law dictionary
Theodosian — /thee euh doh sheuhn, shee euhn/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to Theodosius I, who made Christianity the official state religion of the Roman Empire. 2. of or pertaining to Theodosius II, who issued the earliest collection of the imperial laws… … Universalium
Theodosian — /θiəˈdoʊsiən/ (say theeuh dohseeuhn) adjective 1. of or relating to Roman emperor Theodosius I (c. AD 346–395), especially with reference to his act making Christianity the established religion of the Eastern Roman Empire. 2. of or relating to… …
theodosian — I. |thēə|dōsh(ē)ən adjective Usage: usually capitalized 1. [Theodosius I died 395 A.D. Roman emperor + English an, adjective suffix] : of or relating to Theodosius the Great under whom the Roman state undertook to enforce Christianity and… … Useful english dictionary
Decline of Hellenistic polytheism — The Hellenistic religion at the time of the Constantinian shift consisted mainly of three main currents, *Hellenic Polytheism, *the official Roman imperial cult, *various Mystery religions.Christianity grew gradually in Rome and the Roman empire… … Wikipedia
Persecution of religion in ancient Rome — As the Roman Republic, and later the Roman empire, expanded, it came to include people from a variety of cultures, and religions. The worship of an ever increasing number of deities was tolerated and accepted. The government, and the Romans in… … Wikipedia
Decline of Greco-Roman polytheism — The Greco Roman religion at the time of the Constantinian shift mostly consisted of three main currents, Greco Roman Polytheism, the official Roman imperial cult, various Mystery religions. Early Christianity grew gradually in Rome and the Roman… … Wikipedia
Persecution of Pagans by the Christian Roman Empire — The persecution of pagans by the Christian Roman Empire began late in the reign of Constantine the Great, when he ordered the pillaging and the tearing down of some temples.[1][2][3] The first anti Pagan laws by the Christian state started with… … Wikipedia
Christian persecution of paganism after Theodosius I until the fall of the Roman Empire — Ivory diptych of a priestess of Ceres, still in fully classical style, ca 400: the idol was defaced and thrown in a well at Montier en Der (later an abbey) where it was found. (Musée de Cluny) Christian persecution of paganism after Theodosius I… … Wikipedia
Codex Theodosianus — The Codex Theodosianus was a compilation of the laws of the Roman Empire under the Christian emperors since 312. A commission was established by Theodosius II in 429[1] and the compilation was published in the eastern half of the Roman Empire in… … Wikipedia
