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Theodosius II
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<p>Theodosius II , called "the <a href="/facts/Calligraphy/lFIUgDeW">Calligrapher</a>", was <a href="/facts/Roman_emperor/sT4nFc67">Roman emperor</a> from 402 to 450. He was proclaimed <i><a href="/facts/Augustus_(title)/1mHIqsde">Augustus</a></i> as an infant and ruled as the <a href="/facts/Eastern_Empire/njEELXWF">Eastern Empire</a>'s sole emperor after the death of his father <a href="/facts/Arcadius/msSbqSf3">Arcadius</a> in 408. His reign was marked by the promulgation of the <a href="/facts/Theodosian_law_code/aKC9TUSN">Theodosian law code</a> and the construction of the <a href="/facts/Theodosian_Walls/A5rAaatE">Theodosian Walls</a> of <a href="/facts/Constantinople/fLcY371n">Constantinople</a>. He also presided over the outbreak of two great <a href="/facts/Christological/tnm8LUN2">Christological</a> controversies, <a href="/facts/Nestorianism/CbfTthu6">Nestorianism</a> and <a href="/facts/Eutychianism/xxJayQP8">Eutychianism</a>. </p>