Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. List of Abbreviations xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. Chapter One. Theodosius the Great and His Women 6
8. Chapter Two. Aelia Eudoxia Augusta 48
9. Chapter Three. Aelia Pulcheria Augusta 79
10. Chapter Four. Aelia Eudocia Augusta 112
11. Chapter Five. The Controversy Over the Mother of God 147
12. Chapter Six. Two Empresses Who Refused to Be One 175
13. Chapter Seven. From Dominion to Sainthood 217
14. Bibliography 229
15. Index 245