Person
Pulcheria
Augusta, died 453
Eastern Roman empress
Attested. Her public role in 451 is in the acts. Private influence is inferred.
Pulcheria, sister of Theodosius II, had long cultivated a public image of consecrated virginity and Nicene piety. After her brother's death she married Marcian and was honored at Chalcedon as a convener. How much she shaped the definition, as distinct from the court, is a judgment call.
Places
Councils
- Chalcedon (451)
Sources
No separate modern citation is attached to this biography. The confidence note is the atlas summary of the evidence.
Catalog editions
No edition in the preview catalog is linked.