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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Galla_PlacidiaGalla Placidia - Wikipedia

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   Galla Placidia (392/93 – 27 November 450), daughter of the Roman emperor Theodosius I, was a mother, tutor, and advisor to emperor Valentinian III. She was queen consort to Ataulf , king of the Visigoths from 414 until his death in 415, briefly empress consort to Constantius III in 421, and managed the government administration as a regent ...

   • Father: Theodosius I
   • Religion: Nicene Christianity

   • Mother: Galla

2. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › misunderstoodThe Misunderstood Roman Empress Who Willed Her Way to the Top

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   On the night of August 24, 410, the Roman Princess Galla Placidia was waiting for the end of the world. Although she left no record of her feelings on that fateful evening, we can recreate the...

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4. www.worldhistory.org › Galla_PlacidiaGalla Placidia - World History Encyclopedia

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   May 1, 2023 · Galla Placidia (388-450 CE), the future empress, was the half-sister of the Westen Roman emperor Flavius Honorius (r. 395-423 CE), and the daughter of Theodosius the Great (r. 379-395 CE). She was taken hostage by Alaric during the sack of Rome 410 CE .

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5. www.britannica.com › biography › Aelia-Galla-PlacidiaAelia Galla Placidia | Regent, Empress & Augusta | Britannica

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   Apr 2, 2024 · Last Updated: Apr 2, 2024 • Article History. Born: c. 390. Died: Nov. 27, 450. Aelia Galla Placidia (born c. 390—died Nov. 27, 450) was a Roman empress, the daughter of the emperor Theodosius I (ruled 379–395), sister of the Western emperor Flavius Honorius (ruled 393–423), wife of the Western emperor Constantius III (ruled 421), and ...

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mausoleum_of_Galla_PlacidiaMausoleum of Galla Placidia - Wikipedia

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   The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia is a Late Antique Roman building in Ravenna, Italy, built between 425 and 450. It was added to the World Heritage List together with seven other structures in Ravenna in 1996.

   • Criteria: Cultural: (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
   • Inscription: 1996 (20th Session)

   • Part of: Early Christian Monuments of Ravenna

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   Why is Galla Placidia important?

   • The role of Galla Placidia in guiding the Western Roman Empire through so many of its most perilous later years assures her a permanent place as one of the more important women in history. The Cambridge Medieval History.

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   Who was Aelia Galla Placidia?

   • She was taken hostage by Alaric during the sack of Rome 410 CE. After returning to Rome, she became regent for her young son, Honorius' heir, Valentinian III. Aelia Galla Placidia was born in 388 CE to the Roman emperor Theodosius I and his second wife Galla, sister of the emperor Valentinian II (375-392 CE).

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   Was Galla Placidia still alive?

   • At the time of Galla Placidia's birth at the close of the 4th century, the end of the Roman Empire was at hand. The final disasters that would lead to its total collapse in Western Europe would take place while she was still alive. Barely a few years before her birth, however, the Roman world, though badly battered, was still intact.

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   When was Galla Placidia born?

   • A surviving letter from Bishop Ambrose of Milan, dated 390, refers to a younger son of Theodosius named Gratianus, who died in infancy; as Gratian must have been born in the period 388–89, it is most probable that Galla Placidia was born during the second period, 392–93.

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8. www.encyclopedia.com › placidia-galla-c-390-450Placidia, Galla (c. 390–450) | Encyclopedia.com

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   The role of Galla Placidia in guiding the Western Roman Empire through so many of its most perilous later years assures her a permanent place as one of the more important women in history. sources: The Cambridge Medieval History.

9. www.press.jhu.edu › newsroom › mothers-day-storyFor Mother’s Day, the story of ancient Rome's Galla Placidia

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   May 4, 2015 · The eponymous empress, Galla Placidia, grew up amidst turbulent family politics (typical for Roman ruling families), but she had an image of herself as an empress—not as a princess. What gave her this vision of herself? In part, it was the coins she held. Her family— the Theodosian—struck coins showing some of their women as fully empress.