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.