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Aelia Eudocia

401 - 460

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Aelia Eudocia Augusta (; Ancient Greek: Αιλία Ευδοκία Αυγούστα; c. 400 – 460 AD), also called Saint Eudocia, was an Eastern Roman empress by marriage to Emperor Theodosius II (r. 408–450). Daughter of an Athenian philosopher, she was also a poet, whose works include Homerocentones, or Homeric retellings of Biblical stories. After an estrangement with Theodosius, she permanently settled in Jerusalem, where she supported the local population. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aelia Eudocia is the 820th most popular writer (down from 767th in 2019), the 210th most popular biography from Greece (down from 183rd in 2019) and the 25th most popular Greek Writer.

Aelia Eudocia was the wife of Emperor Theodosius II. She is most famous for being the mother of Emperor Valentinian III.

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Among writers, Aelia Eudocia ranks 820 out of 7,302. Before her are Masaru Emoto, Alexander Blok, Julius Fučík, Gerard of Cremona, Nikolay Karamzin, and James Jones. After her are Laura Ingalls Wilder, Colleen McCullough, Zeb-un-Nissa, Wilhelm Hauff, Theodore Beza, and Alain-René Lesage.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 401, Aelia Eudocia ranks 4. Before her are Leo I the Thracian, Theodosius II, and Buddhaghosa. After her are Emperor Ankō, Stobaeus, Barsanuphius, Palladius, Mamertus, Hermias, Solomon, and Hilary of Arles. Among people deceased in 460, Aelia Eudocia ranks 1. After her are Ardaric, and Cunedda.

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    Aelia Eudocia

    WRITER

    401 - 460

    HPI: 69.36

    Rank: 1

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    Ardaric

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    500 - 460

    HPI: 62.41

    Rank: 2

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    Cunedda

    POLITICIAN

    386 - 460

    HPI: 51.78

    Rank: 3

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Aelia Eudocia ranks 210 out of 1,024. Before her are Phoebe (50), Nicholas Kabasilas (1322), Nearchus (-356), Theopompus (-400), Nicias (-500), and Crates of Thebes (-365). After her are Bacchylides (-490), Telamon (null), Stilpo (-359), Idomeneus of Crete (null), Erasistratus (-303), and Kyriakos Mitsotakis (1968).

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Among WRITERS In Greece

Among writers born in Greece, Aelia Eudocia ranks 25. Before her are Longus (110), Tyrtaeus (-700), Odysseas Elytis (1911), Jerry Falwell (1933), Aristarchus of Samothrace (-217), and Agathias (536). After her are Bacchylides (-490), Periander (-700), Philostratus (170), Agathon (-448), Lafcadio Hearn (1850), and Jean Moréas (1856).

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