father death_date death_place birth_place title birth_date issue spouse image article_title name
leontius 460 -rrb- 10 20 y -lrb- aged 58 - 59 jerusalem athens byzantine empress c. 401 licinia eudoxia theodosius ii hagia eudokia.jpg aelia eudocia
 aelia eudocia
aelia eudocia

aelia eudocia augusta -lrb- c. 401 -- 460 -rrb- was the wife of theodosius ii , and a prominent historical figure in understanding the rise of christianity during the beginning of the byzantine empire .
eudocia lived in a world where greek paganism and christianity were existing side by side with both pagans and unorthodox christians being persecuted .
although eudocia 's work has been mostly ignored by modern scholars , her poetry and literary work are great examples of how her christian faith and greek upbringing were intertwined , exemplifying a legacy that the byzantine empire left behind on the christian world .
