Aelia Eudocia, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Aelia Eudocia

Byzantine empress, wife of Theodosius II

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0401

Place of Birth: Athens, Attica Region, Greece

Date of Death: 21-Oct-0460

Profession: writer, poet, sovereign

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Aelia Eudocia

  • Aelia Eudocia Augusta (; Late Greek: ????a ??d???a ?????sta; c.
  • 401 – 460 AD), also called Saint Eudocia, was a Greek Eastern Roman Empress by marriage to Byzantine emperor Theodosius II (r.
  • 408–450), and a prominent historical figure in understanding the rise of Christianity.
  • Eudocia lived in a world where Greek paganism and Christianity existed side-by-side with both pagans and non-orthodox Christians being persecuted.
  • 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 were intertwined, exemplifying a legacy that the Roman Empire bequeathed on the Christian world.

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