Flavia Maximiana Theodora

Flavia Maximiana Theodora

Flavia Maximiana Theodora (died before 337) was a Roman empress as the wife of Constantius Chlorus. She is often referred to as a stepdaughter of Emperor Maximian by ancient sources, leading to claims by historians Otto Seeck and Ernest Stein that she was born from an earlier marriage between Eutropia, wife of Maximian, and Afranius Hannibalianus. This man was consul in 292 and praetorian prefect under Diocletian.Timothy Barnes challenges this view, arguing that all "stepdaughter sources" derive their information from the hypothetical 4th century Enmannsche Kaisergeschichte, which Barnes considers unreliable, while sources he considers to be more reliable refer to Theodora as Maximian's daughter, rather than his stepdaughter. Read more on Wikipedia

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Flavia Maximiana Theodora was the daughter of Emperor Theodosius I and Empress Aelia Flaccilla. She married Emperor Valentinian III, who was the son of her father's co-emperor, Emperor Valentinian II. Her husband was assassinated in 455 AD, and she ruled as regent for her son, Emperor Flavius Julius Nepos, until he came of age.