In 400, a powerful consort was crowned empress and reshaped Byzantine politics
Rising from the daughter of a Frankish general to the peak of Roman power, Aelia Eudoxia was crowned Augusta in 400, beginning a reign that challenged the authority of the church.
Aelia Eudoxia was officially crowned Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire on January 9, 400. Unlike many royal consorts, she wielded immense political influence over her husband, Emperor Arcadius. She is best remembered for her fierce public feud with John Chrysostom, the Patriarch of Constantinople, who criticized her extravagant lifestyle.
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