Back إيليا أودوتشا Arabic ايليا يودوكيا ARZ Elia Eudocia AST Елия Евдокия Bulgarian Aelia Eudocia Breton Eudòxia Augusta Catalan Aelia Eudocia Czech Aelia Eudocia Danish Aelia Eudocia German Αιλία Ευδοκία Greek
| Aelia Eudocia | |
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| Augusta | |
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| Roman empress | |
| Tenure | 421–450 |
| Born | Athenais c. 401 Athens |
| Died | 20 October 460 (aged 58–59) Jerusalem |
| Spouse | Theodosius II |
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| Father | Leontius |
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. Eudocia lived in a world where Greek paganism and Christianity existed side by side with both pagans and non-orthodox Christians being persecuted.[1] Although Eudocia's work has been mostly ignored by modern scholars, her poetry and literary work are great examples of how her Christian faith and Greek heritage and upbringing were intertwined, exemplifying a legacy that the Roman Empire left behind on the Christian world.[2]
- ^ Wagner 1967, pp. 260ff.
- ^ Sowers 2008, pp. iiiff.
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