Pulcheria (c.378-c.385) [1] [2] [3] was the daughter of Roman Emperor Theodosius I and Roman Empress Aelia Flaccilla.
She died in childhood, shortly before her mother. [4] In his consolatory oration on Pulcheria, [5] Gregory of Nyssa described her as “a new-sprung blossom, with shining petals not yet lifted fully from the bud,” and vividly recalled how her death devastated the populace, indicating strong sympathy for the emperor’s family. [6]
References
- ^ Williams, Stephen, Theodosius: The Empire at Bay, Yale University Press, 1994, p. 27
- ^ Holum 1982, pp. 21–22.
- ^ Jones, A.H.M.; Martindale, J.R. (1971). The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, Vol. I: AD 260–395. Cambridge University Press. p.755
- ^ Gregory of Nyssa, A Funeral Oration for the Empress Flaccilla, J.481
- ^ Gregory of Nyssa, A Homily of Consolation Concerning Pulcheria
- ^ Holum 1982, p. 22.
Sources
- Holum, Kenneth G. (1982). Theodosian Empresses: Women and Imperial Dominion in Late Antiquity. Berkeley, Los Angeles and London: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-04162-2.
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Pulcheria (c.378-c.385) [1] [2] [3] was the daughter of Roman Emperor Theodosius I and Roman Empress Aelia Flaccilla.
She died in childhood, shortly before her mother. [4] In his consolatory oration on Pulcheria, [5] Gregory of Nyssa described her as “a new-sprung blossom, with shining petals not yet lifted fully from the bud,” and vividly recalled how her death devastated the populace, indicating strong sympathy for the emperor’s family. [6]
References
- ^ Williams, Stephen, Theodosius: The Empire at Bay, Yale University Press, 1994, p. 27
- ^ Holum 1982, pp. 21–22.
- ^ Jones, A.H.M.; Martindale, J.R. (1971). The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, Vol. I: AD 260–395. Cambridge University Press. p.755
- ^ Gregory of Nyssa, A Funeral Oration for the Empress Flaccilla, J.481
- ^ Gregory of Nyssa, A Homily of Consolation Concerning Pulcheria
- ^ Holum 1982, p. 22.
Sources
- Holum, Kenneth G. (1982). Theodosian Empresses: Women and Imperial Dominion in Late Antiquity. Berkeley, Los Angeles and London: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-04162-2.
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