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Emperor Arcadius marries Aelia Eudoxia, daughter of the Frankish general Flavius Bauto. She becomes one of the more powerful Roman empresses of Late Antiquity.
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Arcadius
Roman emperor from 383 to 408
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Aelia Eudoxia
Roman empress from 395 to 404
Aelia Eudoxia was Eastern Roman empress by marriage to the Roman emperor Arcadius. The marriage was arranged by Eutropius, one of the eunuch court officials, who was attempting to expand his influence. As Empress, she came into conflict with John Chrysostom, the Patriarch of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Franks
Germanic people from the Lower Rhine
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Bauto
4th-century Frankish military officer and imperial advisor in the Roman Empire
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Late antiquity
Post-classical antiquity in western Eurasia and northern Africa
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