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Aelia Eudocia

Aelia Eudocia

401s –October 21, 460

Poet, Writer, Sovereign

Born in
Athens
Passed away in
Jerusalem

Aelia Eudocia Augusta (; Ancient Greek: Αἰλία Εὐδοκία Αὐγούστα; c. 400 – 460 AD), also called Saint Eudocia, was an Eastern Roman empress by marriage to Emperor Theodosius II (r. 408–450). 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.

Notable works: Epic on the Persian war

Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aelia_Eudocia