Daughter of Maximian and sister of Maxentius, Fausta was given in marriage to Constantine as part of an alliance between the two rulers. She later accompanied Constantine on his journey to Rome in early 326, after which she was killed by his order in her bath. The precise reason for her death — whether an alleged affair or a plot against Constantine — was never definitively established.
Also known as: Flavia Maxima Fausta
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Episode 3 (1 mention)
Daughter of Maximian and sister of Maxentius, given in marriage to Constantine as part of Maxentius's alliance-building with his fellow emperor of shaky legitimacy. Brownworth closes the episode by noting the next lecture will address whether a man who could kill his own wife and son can be seen as a protector of Christianity.
“emperor of shaky legitimacy, and concluded the alliance by giving him his sister Fausta”
Episode 4 (2 mentions)
Constantine's wife who traveled with him on the ill-fated trip to Rome in early 326. She was killed by Constantine in her bath, amid swirling rumors of an affair or a plot against the emperor's life that were never entirely answered.
“So in January of 326, Constantine, his wife Fausta, and two of his sons left for Rome.”
“Then without warning, he had his wife Fausta killed in her bath.”
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