Pulcheria (c. 376–385)

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Pulcheria (c. 376–385)

Roman noblewoman. Born around 376; died in 385; daughter of Flaccilla (c. 355–386) and Theodosius I the Great, emperor of Rome (r. 379–395); sister of Arcadius, emperor of Rome in the East (r. 395–408), and Honorius, emperor of Rome in the West (r. 395–423).

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