Theodosian Empresses

Kenneth G. Holum is Professor of History at the University of Maryland.

• List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations AcknowledgmentsIntroduction I. Theodosius the Great and His Women The Dynastic Impetus The Domestic Side II. Aelia Eudoxi'a Augusta III. Aelia PulcherIa AugustaIV. Aelt'a Eudoct'a Augusta The Athenian Maid Pulcheria's Special Resources V. The Controversy Over the Mother of God VI. Two Empresses Who Refused to Be One The Apple of Discord The New Helena VII. From Dominion to Sainthood Bibliography Index