Today I have killed a man.
Praeter consuetudinem dixisse fertur: 'Hodie hominem occidi.'
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Theodosius I
Roman emperor (347-395, r. 379-395), Theodosius the Great. The last to rule the entire empire, he made Nicene Christianity the state religion via the Edict of Thessalonica (380), but presided over the 390 massacre.
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Theodosius I's Other Quotes
It is our will that all peoples under the rule of our clemency shall hold the religion which the divine apostle Peter delivered to the Romans.
The emperor is within the church, not above the church.
No mortal shall be permitted to approach a temple or to pass through its sanctuary.
If I have sinned, give me the remedy; if I have not, instruct me.
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I will not be led in triumph.
-- Cleopatra
It is not lawful to be a Christian.
-- Diocletian
If I have sinned, give me the remedy; if I have not, instruct me.
-- Theodosius I
I would rather be a poor beggar's wife and be sure of heaven, than queen of all the world and stand in doubt thereof by reason of my own consent.
-- Catherine of Aragon
If a lion knew his own strength, hard were it for any man to rule him.
-- Henry VIII of England
I have not lived ill, and trusting in Christ his mercy, am not afraid to die.
-- Henry VIII of England