#teodosio

2) Impero romano d'Oriente, affidato all'altro suo figlio Arcadio (noto anche come Impero Bizantino, dalla capitale Bisanzio)

“Finally, someone interesting,” Felix said, when he saw Teodosio, clapping his hand over the other’s shoulder in greeting. They weren’t friends, not really — but they had a few similar hobbies, ones they’ve shared in far too many parties abroad. “I’ve got a gift for you.” He unbuttoned his suit jacket, lifting one side and drawing out a little sachet of white powder, away from anyone’s view except for the other. A mischievous grin crossed his face, and stowed it back away, buttoning his suit jacket once more. He nodded towards the direction of the bathrroom. “I’m bored as fuck. Might make this whole thing more palatable. What do you say?”

The Vatican Museums were never far away from Alessandra, and yet with her schedule she hardly made time for anything but work. It was always pleasant, the day before the New Moon Gathering, to mingle with the initiates and members that had come to Rome early. It was beside the Belvedere Torso that she found her next target: a familiar face, the De Borja heir. Not yet because of his position in the Society, but because nobility tended to run in the same circles (of course, Alessandra was quasi-nobility at best, having no actual titles to her name, but her mother had nonetheless run in those circles, and the children she had played with were the same children that Teodosio had played with, was the point). “Teodosio,” she called, a sweet, polite smile punctuating her greeting, and then a kiss to the cheek. “Buenos dias. It bodes well to find you here. Tell me, by what name have you chosen to call yourself?”

Pero, sobre todo, Teodosio el Grande ha pasado a la Historia por haber sido el último césar de un Imperio global. Y no fue así en un principio, ni mucho menos. Desde tiempos de Diocleciano y Maximiano, a principios del siglo IV, el poder imperial se hallaba dividido entre Oriente y Occidente y el cargo de emperador se compartía (tetrarquía). Así, Teodosio hasta el año 392 únicamente gobernó sobre la porción oriental, con capital en Constantinopla; pero la muerte de Valentiniano II y la derrota del usurpador Eugenio lo convirtieron en emperador también de la parte occidental, con sede en Roma. No obstante, esta reunificación del Imperio Romano sólo duró tres años: a su muerte en 395, sus hijos Arcadio y Honorio heredaron Oriente y Occidente y la separación se consolidó para siempre.

Si ritiene che siano stati distrutti 300.000 manoscritti.

you didn't miss much, anon! teodosio and eidan only have one piece so far, but the concept is two immortals who have an enemies-to-friends-to-enemies-to-lovers-to-enemies-to-who-the-fuck-knows dynamic. they've both been alive for a very long time, and have built up a lot of history with each other!

Teodosio braces her hands on the kitchen counter, watching her coffee brew. "The last time Eidan killed me," she says, low and flat. "We thought we could get away from it all. Never mind that we've never been able to manage it, but that time... we thought maybe it had worked." She clears her throat and straightens. "It ddn't, obviously. And that's that."

They quiet. "But too many times, I think. Maybe if I'd hurt them less, we wouldn't be where we are now."