Research topic: Galla Placidia

Galla Placidia , c.388-450, Roman empress of the West, daughter of Theodosius I. Captured by Alaric I in the course of his Italian campaign, she was held by the Visigoths as a hostage and married (414) Alaric's successor Ataulf . After the murder (415) of Ataulf she was at first ill-treated but was returned in 416 to her brother Honorius . In 417 she married the general Constantius; shortly before his death he was made (421) coemperor as Constantius III . In 423 she quarreled with Honorius and fled to the court of Theodosius II; after the death of Honorius she became regent for her s... Read more