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Theodosius II

401–450 · 5th century

Theodosius II was emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire from 408 to 450, succeeding his father Arcadius as a child. His reign saw the completion of the Theodosian Walls of Constantinople, the founding of a school of higher learning in the capital and the Theodosian Code of 438, the first official collection of imperial laws. He paid large tributes to Attila's Huns and died after a riding accident.

Theodosius II
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