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Aelia Eudocia Augusta ( / ˈiːliə juːˈdoʊʃə ɔːˈɡʌstə /; Greek: Αιλία Ευδοκία Αυγούστα; c. 401 – 460 AD), also called Saint Eudocia, was an Eastern Roman empress by marriage to Emperor Theodosius II ( r. 408–450 ), and a prominent Greek historical figure in understanding the rise of Christianity during the beginning of the Byzantine Empire.
- Leontius
- Athenais, c. 401, Athens
- 421–450
- Theodosius II
Eudocia is better known for her Homeric cento than for her Antiochene euergetism or her ekphrastic poem from Hammat Gader. This chapter examines Eudocia’s Homeric cento alongside her prefatory poem that explains how and why she paraphrased the Bible with lines from the Iliad and Odyssey .
In Her Own Words: The Life and Poetry of Aelia Eudocia. In Her Own Words: The Life and Poetry of Aelia Eudocia is the first full-length study to examine Eudocia’s writings as a unified whole and to situate them within their wider fifth-century literary, social, and religious contexts.
Aelia Eudoxia (/ ˈ iː l i ə j u ˈ d ɒ k ʃ ə-ˈ d ɒ k s i ə /; Greek: Αἰλία Εὐδοξία; died 6 October 404) was a Roman empress consort by marriage to the Roman emperor Arcadius. The marriage was the source of some controversy, as it was arranged by Eutropius, one of the eunuch court officials, who was attempting to expand ...
- 27 April 395 – 6 October 404
- Bauto
- Church of the Holy Apostles
- Arcadius (395 to death)
Aelia Eudocia Augusta ( / ˈiːliə juːˈdoʊʃə ɔːˈɡʌstə /; Greek: Αιλία Ευδοκία Αυγούστα; c. 401 – 460 AD), also called Saint Eudocia, was an Eastern Roman empress by marriage to Emperor Theodosius II ( r. 408–450 ), and a prominent Greek historical figure in understanding the rise of Christianity during the ...
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Aug 2, 2004 · An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors. Aelia Eudocia (Wife of Theodosius II) Geoffrey Greatrex. University of Ottawa. Aelia Eudocia, whose first name was Athenaïs, was born into a pagan family probably around the start of the fifth century.
In addition to these exceptional accomplishments, Eudocia was also one of the most prolific female poets of antiquity. Although most of her poems no longer survive, nearly 3,500 lines do, about three times as many as Sappho, antiquity’s most celebrated female poet.
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