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18:
1528:1134 deaths
1504:underlining
1076:Constantina
758:Julia Domna
547:, Chronicle
501:: 247â248.
224:modern day
1522:Categories
1207:Euphrosyne
979:Thermantia
939:Constantia
653:Principate
599:1118â1134
243:Attributes
1259:Theophano
1197:Theodosia
1172:of Athens
1127:Anastasia
1036:Pulcheria
881:Minervina
683:Messalina
646:empresses
420:Citations
237:13 August
1489:Augustae
1465:See also
1282:Theodora
1264:Theodora
1254:Theodora
1213:Theodora
1192:Prokopia
1182:Theodote
1117:Gregoria
1100:610â1453
1095:Eastern/
1061:Theodora
1056:Euphemia
1000:Placidia
909:Faustina
866:Eutropia
851:Dominate
173:Religion
41:Istanbul
1500:Italics
1157:Eudokia
1147:Tzitzak
1132:Eudokia
1112:Martina
1081:Leontia
1051:Zenonis
1046:Ariadne
1019:395â610
967:395â480
934:Domnica
929:Justina
919:Charito
904:Eusebia
854:284â610
798:235â285
738:Lucilla
540:Alexiad
518:Sources
362:Alexiad
299:of the
290:Coloman
272:saint.
262:Piroska
194:Empress
77:Piroska
1269:Helena
1202:Thekla
1122:Fausta
1066:Sophia
1041:Verina
914:Helena
887:Fausta
861:Prisca
795:Crisis
570:
456:
212:shrine
210:Major
163:Mother
153:Father
96:Spouse
61:(with
56:Tenure
1170:Irene
1152:Maria
1142:Maria
974:Maria
954:Galla
944:Laeta
663:Livia
572:Died:
344:Issue
258:Greek
233:Feast
142:House
107:Issue
1508:bold
1477:list
1441:(w.
1419:(w.
1382:(w.
1310:(w.
1163:Anna
760:(w.
574:1134
454:ISBN
318:and
284:and
276:Life
88:Died
79:1088
74:Born
1275:Zoë
883:(?)
807:(?)
503:doi
365:by
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538:,
499:27
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