Theodosius I (347-395) began his reign as Roman Emperor over the eastern empire in 379 and over the western empire, as well, in 392. He was the first emperor to dispense with the old pagan title of pontifax maximus, and he established Catholicism as the state religion of the empire. A law issued on February 28, 380, ordered all the peoples of the realm to subscribe to the dogmas of Nicaea, the Catholic creed.
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