Theodosian Empresses - Women and Imperial Dominion in Late Antiquity

"Theodosian Empresses" sets a series of compelling women on the stage of history and offers new insights into the eastern court in the fifth century.

List of contents

List of Illustrations 
List of Abbreviations 
Acknowledgments
Introduction 

I. Theodosius the Great and His Women 
The Dynastic Impetus 
The Domestic Side 

II. Aelia Eudoxi'a Augusta 

III. Aelia PulcherIa Augusta

IV. 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

About the author

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

Summary

Theodosian Empresses sets a series of compelling women on the stage of history and offers new insights into the eastern court in the fifth century.

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth G. Holum, Holum Kenneth G.
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.10.1989
• EAN: 9780520068018
• ISBN: 978-0-520-06801-8
• No. of pages: 276
• Series: Transformation of the Classica; Transformation of the Classical Heritage; Transformation of the Classica
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Women, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Gender studies: women, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Gender studies: women and girls