On This Day In History - 27th February
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY - FEBRUARY 27th On This Day in 380, Emperor Theodosius issued the Edict of Thessalonica , co-signed by co-emperors, Gratian and Valentinian II. What's better than one Emperor? Three Emperors. The same applies to cake. The Edict of Thessalonica declared all Roman citizens convert to Trinitarian Christianity. Theodosius, also known as Theodosius the Great, or Cute-Squirrel-Lips by his Praetorian Guard, was born on the 11th of January, 347. Theodosius became Emperor of the entire Roman Empire in 379 AD, the last Emperor to rule over the whole thing. Theodosius-Cute-Squirrel-Lips had a serious problem with the Goths during his reign and set about trying to eradicate them. Perhaps they reminded him of his own moody teenage years. Unfortunately, his reputation took a serious hit, along with his gonads, a war injury he would never recover from, as he wasn't successful in destroying them. Or the other ...