Aelia Eudocia, Augusta, 2 January 423 - 20 October 460 A.D.Eudocia was selected by Pulcheria to wed her brother, Theodosius II, in 421 A.D. The daughter of the Athenian sophist Leontius, she was originally named Athenais, but changed her name to Aelia Eudocia shortly before her marriage to Theodosius II. She exercised considerable political influence for a time, but, around 444, Pulcheria had her exiled to Jerusalem (perhaps on charges of adultery). She spent the rest of her life in religious pursuits, erecting churches and monasteries, and when she died on October 20th, 460, she was buried in the church of St. Stephen, a church she herself had founded. She was later made a saint and her image appears on icons. In the excavations of 1979/1980, there were uncovered at the baths of Hammat-Gader...South-west of the large pool, was found a marble slab inscribed with a poem in Homeric verse ascribed in its heading to the learned poetess, the Empress Eudocia. The inscription at Gadara transcribes a poem by her in praise of the baths and giving thanks for their medical services. Its fragmentary end closes either with a description of the statues around the pools, or a list of the patrons who paid for its reconstruction...Eudocia AugustaI have seen many infinite wonders in my lifetime DICTIONARY OF ROMAN| COINS|
View whole page from the |Dictionary Of Roman Coins| | Aelia Eudocia, Augusta, 2 January 423 - 20 October 460 A.D.Eudocia was selected by Pulcheria to wed her brother, Theodosius II, in 421 A.D. The daughter of the Athenian sophist Leontius, she was originally named Athenais, but changed her name to Aelia Eudocia shortly before her marriage to Theodosius II. She exercised considerable political influence for a time, but, around 444, Pulcheria had her exiled to Jerusalem (perhaps on charges of adultery). She spent the rest of her life in religious pursuits, erecting churches and monasteries, and when she died on October 20th, 460, she was buried in the church of St. Stephen, a church she herself had founded. She was later made a saint and her image appears on icons. In the excavations of 1979/1980, there were uncovered at the baths of Hammat-Gader...South-west of the large pool, was found a marble slab inscribed with a poem in Homeric verse ascribed in its heading to the learned poetess, the Empress Eudocia. The inscription at Gadara transcribes a poem by her in praise of the baths and giving thanks for their medical services. Its fragmentary end closes either with a description of the statues around the pools, or a list of the patrons who paid for its reconstruction...Eudocia |Augusta|I have seen many infinite wonders in my lifetime DICTIONARY OF ROMAN| COINS|
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