person
Aelia Eudocia
Also known as Athenais
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- born. 401slow · Wikidata P569
- died. 460-10-21high · Wikidata P570
Empress, wife of Theodosius II, poet of Homeric centos on Christ, who later lived in Jerusalem.
Wikipedia extract
Aelia Eudocia Augusta, also called Saint Eudocia, was an Eastern Roman empress by marriage to Emperor Theodosius II. The daughter of an Athenian philosopher, she was also a poet, whose works include Homerocentones, or Homeric retellings of Biblical stories. After an estrangement with Theodosius, she permanently settled in Jerusalem, where she supported the local population.
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- Aelia Eudocia · Wikipedia contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikidata Q229307 · Wikidata contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC0 1.0
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1907-1912) article · Various (Catholic Encyclopedia)Accessed 2026-11-12 · 1907-1912 text public domain in the US; dated and confessional, use for history of reception
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- VIAF 105135748
- Library of Congress n86030065
- Trismegistos author 1319
- Pinakes 1030
- Catholic Encyclopedia 05597a
women · poets · 5th-century