Aelia Eudoxia

Aelia Eudoxia
Augusta
Golden coin
Solidus of Eudoxia
Roman empress
Tenure27 April 395 – 6 October 404
Died6 October 404
Burial
SpouseArcadius (395 to death)
Issue
Detail
DynastyTheodosian
FatherBauto

Aelia Eudoxia (/ˈliə juˈdɒkʃə -ˈdɒksiə/; ‹See Tfd›Greek: Αἰλία Εὐδοξία; died 6 October 404) was Eastern Roman empress by marriage to the Roman emperor Arcadius. The marriage was arranged by Eutropius, one of the eunuch court officials, who was attempting to expand his influence. As Empress, she came into conflict with John Chrysostom, the Patriarch of Constantinople, who denounced imperial and clerical excess. She had five children, four of whom survived to adulthood, including her only son and future emperor Theodosius II, but she had two additional pregnancies that ended in either miscarriages or stillbirths and she died as a result of the latter one.

  1. ^ Jones 1992, p. 472.
  2. ^ Jones 1992, p. 723.