"We desire that all peoples subject to Our benign Empire shall live under the same religion that the Divine Peter, the Apostle, gave to the Romans, and which the said religion declares was introduced by himself . . . that is to say, in accordance with the rules of apostolic discipline and the evangelical doctrine, we should believe that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit constitute a single Deity, endowed with equal majesty, and united in the Holy Trinity." What Byzantine ruler is quoted here?

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The quote references the desire of a ruler to spread Christianity throughout their empire, which was a goal of the Byzantine Emperor Theodosius. The reference to Peter and the belief in the Holy Trinity align with Orthodox Christian beliefs, which were favored by the Byzantine Empire. Ambrose and Boethius were Christian theologians and philosophers, but were not rulers of the Byzantine Empire. Odoacer was a Germanic king who overthrew the Western Roman Emperor, but did not have a connection to the Byzantine Empire or Christianity.

"We Desire That All Peoples Subject to Our Benign Empire