Eudoxia (y
dŏk`sēə), d. 404, Roman empress of the East (395–404), daughter of a Frankish general and wife of Arcadius Arcadius , c.377–408, Roman emperor of the East (395–408), son and successor of Theodosius I. His brother, Honorius, inherited (395) the West. Henceforth the division between the Eastern and Western empires became permanent.
..... Click the link for more information. . She had a great influence upon her weak husband. She helped bring about the downfall of Eutropius Eutropius, d. 399, consul of East Roman Emperor Arcadius. A eunuch of the palace, he brought about the marriage (395) of Arcadius and Eudoxia and succeeded Rufinus as chief minister.
..... Click the link for more information. , to whose intrigues she owed her marriage, and the exile of St. John Chrysostom John Chrysostom, Saint [Gr.,=golden-mouth], c.347–407, Doctor of the Church, one of the greatest of the Greek Fathers. He was born in Antioch and studied Greek classics there. As a young man he became an anchorite monk (374), a deacon (c.381) and a priest (386).
..... Click the link for more information. , who had criticized her.
dŏk`sēə), d. 404, Roman empress of the East (395–404), daughter of a Frankish general and wife of Arcadius Arcadius , c.377–408, Roman emperor of the East (395–408), son and successor of Theodosius I. His brother, Honorius, inherited (395) the West. Henceforth the division between the Eastern and Western empires became permanent...... Click the link for more information. . She had a great influence upon her weak husband. She helped bring about the downfall of Eutropius Eutropius, d. 399, consul of East Roman Emperor Arcadius. A eunuch of the palace, he brought about the marriage (395) of Arcadius and Eudoxia and succeeded Rufinus as chief minister.
..... Click the link for more information. , to whose intrigues she owed her marriage, and the exile of St. John Chrysostom John Chrysostom, Saint [Gr.,=golden-mouth], c.347–407, Doctor of the Church, one of the greatest of the Greek Fathers. He was born in Antioch and studied Greek classics there. As a young man he became an anchorite monk (374), a deacon (c.381) and a priest (386).
..... Click the link for more information. , who had criticized her.
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