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Its founding father was Flavius Theodosius (known to us as Count Theodosius ), a great general who had saved Britannia from the Great Conspiracy . His son, Flavius Theodosius was made co-emperor of the Western Roman Empire in 378 , and became the last emperor of a unified Roman Empire in 392 , until his death in 395 . Theodosius I was succeeded by his sons Honorius in the West and Arcadius in the East of the Empire. The House of Theodosius was related with the Valentinian Dynasty since Theodosius I had married Galla, a daughter of Valentinian I , their daughter was Galla Placidia . The last emperor in the West belonging to the dynasty was Galla Placidia's son Valentinian III , the last emperor in the East was Marcian , the brother in law of Theodosius II . Later on a grand daughter of Valentinian III was married with Olybrius and Anthemius was a son-in-law of Marcian.


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