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CTh 16.10.12 of 8 November 392 extends cult restrictions to private domestic rites across the empire as later compiled

Frigidus propaganda that painted Eugenius as a pagan restoration is neighbouring reception of 394. Broader than the February 391 urban-prefect letter: private libations and household cult. In the causal graph this event weakens Protection of Minority Rights, a driver that strengthens Having a say in government — a worsening welfare path.

Sources: [1][2]

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Context

Criminalising household cult is a deeper rights-harm than closing public temples. Enforcement remains a source limit. Frigidus propaganda that painted Eugenius as a pagan restoration is neighbouring reception of 394.

Theodosius I’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.

Addressed to Rufinus, PPO. Broader than the February 391 urban-prefect letter: private libations and household cult. Still not a magical overnight disappearance of pagan practice. Eugenius’s later western usurpation used pagan senatorial support in hostile Christian telling.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Theodosius I

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.4 · verified

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactCTh 16.10.12 of 8 November 392 extends cult restrictions to private domestic rites across the empire as later compiled
    2. weakensDriverProtection of Minority Rights
    3. strengthensIndicators (2)Having a say in government
    Worsening path

    impact weight 0.5 · Effect from 8 November 392 · verified

    • Having a say in government

      via Protection of Minority Rights

      Worse

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Rule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score

      via Protection of Minority Rights

      Worse

      Weakens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      43.9 Score · 43.9 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      26 readings, 1996–2024: rose from 43 Score to 43.9 Score.

      Normal is zero · any amount = worse

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Fordham — Codex Theodosianus, selections from Book XVIFordham University / Internet History Sourcebooks · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Roman law texts including Codex Theodosianus extracts — GrenobleUniversité Grenoble Alpes / Droit romain · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Fordham’s Book XVI and Grenoble’s code independently carry 16.10.12 as a Theodosian constitution on remaining pagan rites including private ones.

Theodosius I did not file a later UNESCO form, a later Loeb colophon, or a later museum label as a personal act. Keep 391 distinct.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorTheodosius I
  2. contributed toFactCTh 16.10.12 of 8 November 392 extends cult restrictions to private domestic rites across the empire as later compiled
  3. weakensDriverProtection of Minority Rights
  4. strengthensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). CTh 16.10.12 of 8 November 392 extends cult restrictions to private domestic rites across the empire as later compiled. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/theo-private-rites-392

https://factrail.ai/facts/theo-private-rites-392

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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