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Galla (died 394) was a Roman empress as the second wife of Theodosius I. She was the daughter of Valentinian I and his second wife Justina.
Zosimus records that, at the end of April 394, Theodosius's wife Galla had died while he was away at war.
Theodosius's second wife Galla, the daughter of Valentinian the Great by his second wife Justina, was Galla Placidia, born in 392 or 393. [1] Galla Placidia's brother Gratian, the son of Galla and Theodosius, died in 394. [1] Another son, John ( Latin: Ioannes ), may have been born in 394. [1]
Jan 4, 2018 · January 4, 2018. Galla Placidia and her eventful life perfectly showcased the hectic state of affairs that the Western Roman Empire found itself enduring (and eventually collapsing from) during the 5th century. She was a daughter of Emperor Theodosius I (r. 379-395) and Empress Galla.
Jun 1, 1999 · Aelia Galla Placidia, born in the east circa 388/390, was the daughter of the emperor Theodosius I (379-395) and his second wife Galla. She was the half-sister of the emperors Honorius (393-423) (q.v.) and Arcadius (383-408).
Thereafter, Galla's public persona was fastidiously modeled after that of Theodosius' first wife, Flaccilla (c. 355–386): that is, Galla was promoted as the emperor's devoted wife and as a Christian whose social activism helped those in society who otherwise could not help themselves.
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Galla Placidia was born at Constantinople around 390, daughter of Galla and Emperor Theodosius I (r. 379–395), and sister of his successor Arcadius.
