Pulcheria (daughter of Theodosius I)

Pulcheria (c.378-c.385)[1] was the daughter of the emperor Theodosius I and his first wife Aelia Flaccilla.

She was born prior to her father becoming emperor in January 379,[2][3] but died in childhood, shortly before her mother.[4] In his consolatory oration on Pulcheria, Gregory of Nyssa described her as “a new-sprung blossom, with shining petals not yet lifted fully from the bud,” and vividly recalled how her death devastated the populace, indicating strong sympathy for the emperor’s family.[3]

  1. ^ Holum 1982, pp. 21–22.
  2. ^ Hebblewhite 2020, p. 26.
  3. ^ a b Holum 1982, p. 22.
  4. ^ Jones, Martindale & Morris, p. 756.

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