Roman emperor
Theodosius I
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388 CE
In 388 he rebuked a bishop who had let a synagogue be burned and ordered it rebuilt; excommunicated by Ambrose of Milan, he yielded, but years later declared any attack on synagogues a serious crime.
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In 388 a bishop in Mesopotamia allowed a synagogue to be burned. Emperor Theodosius I rebuked him and ordered it rebuilt, which angered Ambrose, bishop of Milan, who excommunicated the emperor. Theodosius gave way at first, but a few years later declared every attack on synagogues a serious crime.