Aelia Eudocia
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| Augusta | |||||
Portrait of an empress in the Acropolis Museum in Athens, likely Aelia Eudocia. | |||||
| Roman empress | |||||
| Tenure | 7 June 421 – 28 July 450 | ||||
| Born | Athenais c. 400 Athens | ||||
| Died | 20 October 460 (aged approx. 60) Jerusalem | ||||
| Spouse | Theodosius II | ||||
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| Father | Leontius | ||||
Aelia Eudocia Augusta (/ˈiːliə juːˈdoʊʃə ɔːˈɡʌstə/; 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). 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.