Flavius Theodosius was a senior military officer serving in the Western Roman Empire. He held the rank of comes, and as such is usually referred to as Comes (Count) Theodosius. He is credited with being the founding member of the Theodosian dynasty. Motto Senatus Populusque Romanus The Western Roman Empire in 395. ... Comes (genitive: comitis) is the Latin word for companion, either individually or as a member of a collective known as comitatus (compare comitatenses), especially the suite of a magnate, in some cases large and/or formal enough to have a specific name, such as a cohors amicorum. ... The Theodosian dynasty was a Roman family that rose to eminence in the waning days of the Roman Empire. ...

He married Thermantia, by whom he had a son, also named Theodosius, at Cauca (modern Coca, Segovia) in Spain around 346. All three were Christians. An engraving depicting what Theodosius may have looked like, ca. ... Segovia province Segovia is a province of central Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. ...

Theodosius was sent to Britannia in 368, to deal with a barbarian invasion of the Roman provinces in that island, which he dealt with successfully. On his return, he succeeded Jovinus as the magister equitum praesentalis, at the court of Emperor Valentinian I. Principal sites in Roman Britain Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between 43 and 410. ... The Great Conspiracy is a term given to a yearlong war that occurred in Roman Britain near the end of the Roman occupation of the island. ... Flavius Valentinianus, known in English as Valentinian I, (321 - November 17, 375) was a Roman Emperor (364-375). ...

In 373, Theodosius was made commander of the expedition to suppress the rebellion of Firmus in Mauretania, but following his victory over Firmus, Theodosius was arrested, taken to Carthage, and executed in early 375. The reasons for his execution are not clear. Firmus (d. ... In Antiquity, Mauretania was originally an independent Berber kingdom on the Mediterranean coast of north Africa (named after the Maure tribe, after whom the Moors were named), corresponding to western Algeria, and northern Morocco. ... Carthage (Greek: , from the Phoenician meaning new town, Arabic: , Latin: ) refers both to an ancient city in North Africa located in modern day Tunis and to the civilization that developed within the citys sphere of influence. ...

After a period of retirement on the family estates in Gallicia, his son Theodosius was elevated to Emperor January 19, 379. January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 19 - Theodosius I is elevated as Roman Emperor at Sirmium. ...

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