Late Antique Historiography

Life of Pulcheria

Title(s):
  • Life of Pulcheria
  • Βίος Πουλχερίας
    (Bios Poulcherias, Life of Pulcheria)
Author:
Period covered:
Ca. 399-453
Language:
Greek
State of Preservation:
Fragmentary
Genre:
  • Biography (general)
Remarks:
Pulcheria was the sister of Theodosius II and the wife of Marcianus (450-457). As the life is only mentioned in the Parastaseis, there is doubt about its authenticity and existence.
Edition - Translation:
Fragments:
  • Parastaseis syntomoi chronikai 45 [Cameron and Herrin 1984: 122]
Users:
Sources:
Bibliography:
  • Av. Cameron, J. Herrin (1984) Constantinople in the early eighth century: The Parastaseis syntomoi chronikai. Leiden.