Flavia Julia Constantia
| Flavia Julia Constantia | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roman empress | |||||
| Tenure | 313–324 (with Fausta) | ||||
| Born | after 293 | ||||
| Died | c. 330 | ||||
| Spouse | Licinius | ||||
| Issue | Licinius II | ||||
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| Dynasty | Constantinian | ||||
| Father | Constantius Chlorus | ||||
| Mother | Flavia Maximiana Theodora | ||||
| Religion | Christianity | ||||
Flavia Julia Constantia (Greek: Κωνσταντία; after 293 – c. 330) was a Roman empress as the wife of Licinius. She was the daughter of the Roman emperor Constantius Chlorus and his wife Flavia Maximiana Theodora, and younger half-sister of Constantine the Great.
Biography
Constantia was one of six children born from the marriage of
In 313, the emperor Constantine gave her in marriage to his co-emperor
In the following years, Constantia lived at her brother's court, receiving honors (her title was nobilissima femina). Constantia was her brother's favourite sister and proof of such favour is that he minted coins with her image and with the title "Constantia Soror Constantini AVG," or, "Constantia, Sister of Constantine Augustus" ("AVG" is an abbreviation of "Augustus," the center consonant being a "manuscript U," not a "V"). She converted to Christianity,[6] supporting the Arian party at the First Council of Nicaea (325).[7]
Legacy
The city of
Notes
- ^ Pohlsander 1993, p. 165.
- ^ Pohlsander 1993, p. 151.
- ^ Pohlsander 1993, p. 153.
- ^ Jones, Martindale & Morris, p. 895.
- ^ Jones, Martindale & Morris, p. 221.
- ^ Jerome, Epist., 133.4; Tyrannius Rufinus, Hist. Eccl. 1.11.
- ^ Philostorgius, Hist. Eccl. 1.9.
Sources
- ISBN 0-521-07233-6.
- Pohlsander, Hans A. (1993). "CONSTANTIA". Ancient Society. 24: 151–167. JSTOR 44079527.
External links
- Constantia, at De Imperatoribus Romanis