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LEFT THEODORE OF MOPSUESTIA 339 THEODOmC II. tioch, and about 392 he was chosen Bishop of Mopsuestia in Cilicia. Theo- dore wrote commentaries on almost all the books of Scripture, of which only re- main, in the Greek, that on the Minor Prophets; in Latin translations, those on the lesser epistles of Paul, besides many fragments, especially on the epistle to the Romans. When the Nestorian con- troversy broke out his polemical writings were attacked, and after a century of fanatical agitation were formally con- demned by Justinian in the "Tria Capitu- la" (544), The fifth oecumenical council — that of Constantinople in 553 — con- firmed the emperor's condemnation, and Theodore's name vanished from the list of orthodox writers. He died at peace with all men in 428 or 429. THEODORE. "King of Corsica," other- wise Baron Theodore de Neuhoff, son of a Westphalian noble in the French service; born in Metz in 1686; was suc- cessively in the French, Swedish, and Spanish service; was ruined in Law's speculations (see Law, John); and after leading an adventurer's life settled at Florence in 1732, As a representative of the Emperor Charles VL, he was in- duced by Corsican acquaintances to head a Corsican rising against the Genoese; and with the support of Turkey and a ship and munitions from the Bey of Tunis landed in Corsica in March, 1736, and was crowned Theodore L He was in a few months driven to flight, as he was again on a second attempt in 1738, and on a third in 1743, After many wanderings he settled in London in 1749. Imprisoned by his creditors, he was lib- erated by a subscription supported by Walpole, but died soon after, Dec. 11, 1756, In Spain he had married an Irish lady, daughter of the Earl of Kilmal- lock. His only son by her, known as Colonel Frederick, wrote a book on "Cor- sica," and at the age of about 72 shot himself in the porch of Westminster Ab- bey, Feb, 1, 1797. THEODORE II., King of Abyssinia; born in the province of Kwara in 1818; for many years a rebel; finally fought his way to the throne in 1855, He was a man of great parts, an inveterate foe of Islamism, a bom ruler, and an intelli- gent reformer. But intolerance of any power save his own finally made a tyrant of him; and in consequence of the impris- onment of Consul Cameron and other British subjects he brought on himself a war with England, which ended, April 13, 1868, in the storming of Magdala and the death (supposedly by suicide) of Theodore. See Abyssinia. THEODORET, a Church historian; bom in Antioch about 390; early entered a monastery; and in 423 became BishoD of Cyrus, a city of Syria, Here he la"- bored with the utmost zeal, and he him- self claims to have converted over 1,000 Marcionites. As a foremost representa- tive of the school of Antioch he became deeply involved in the great Nestorian and Eutychian controversies, and was finally deposed by the celebrated Robber Council of Ephesus in 449. This was re- versed by the general council of Chalce- don in 451, but Theodoret did not long survdve his restoration, dying about 457. His works were edited by Schulze and Nosselt (1769-1774), and consist of com- mentaries on Canticles, the ProphetSj Psalms, and the whole of St. Paul's Epistles; a "History of the Church," from A. D. 325 to 429, in five books, (ed. by T. Gaisford, 1854) ; "Religious His- tory," being the lives of the so-called Fathers of the Desert; the "Eranistes," a dialogue against Eutychianism; "A Concise History of Heresies," together with orations and letters.. THEODORIC, King of the Ostrogoths; bom in Pannonia in 455; son of Theo- demir, King of the Ostrogoths of Pan- nonia, From his eighth to his 18th year he lived as a hostage with the Emperor Leo at Constantinople. Two years after his return he succeeded to the throne. In 493 after several bloody engagements, Theodoric induced Odoacer, who had as- sumed the title of King of Italy, to grant him equal authority. The murder of Odoacer at a banquet soon after opened the way for Theodoric to have himself proclaimed sole ruler. Theodoric ruled with gi-eat vigor and ability. Though, like his ancestors, he was an Arian, he never violated the peace or privileges of the Catholic Church. He died in Raven- na, Italy, Aug. 30, 526. THEODORIC I., King of the Visi- goths, succeeded Wallia in 420. During the interval 426-436, he made war on the Romans three times, and attempted to take the city of Narbonne. He obtained territory both in Spain and Gaul, and subsequently became the ally of the Ro- mans against Attila, whom he defeated at Chalons-sur-Marne in 451, but lost his life in the battle. His son Thorismund succeeded him. THEODORIC II., son of Theodoric I., acquired the throne by the murder of his brother Thorismund in 452, but was himself killed by Euric, another of the sons of Theodoric I. During his short reign he increased the empire of the