Anastasia (sister of Constantine I) explained

Anastasia
Birth Date:after 293
Spouse:Bassianus
Dynasty:Constantinian
Father:Constantius I
Mother:Theodora

Anastasia was a daughter of Roman Emperor Constantius Chlorus and Flavia Maximiana Theodora, and half sister of Emperor Constantine I.[1] She was married to Bassianus, who was found to be plotting against Constantine and executed.[1] She is reputed to have built the public baths at Constantinople, which were named after her.[2] The name Anastasia may indicate a sympathy on her father's part towards Christian culture.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lightman, Marjorie. A to Z of ancient Greek and Roman women. limited. 2008. Facts On File. New York. 9780816067107. 20. Rev.. Lightman, Benjamin.
  2. Book: Crabb, George. Universal historical dictionary, or, Explanation of the names of persons and places: in the departments of Biblical, political, and ecclesiastical history, mythology, heraldry, biography, bibliography, geography, and numismatics : illustrated by very numerous portraits and medallic cuts. 2. 1833. Baldwin and Cradock, J. Dowding. London. "ANA".

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