Anastasia (sister Of Constantine I)
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Anastasia was a daughter of Roman Emperor
Constantius Chlorus Flavius Valerius Constantius "Chlorus" ( – 25 July 306), also called Constantius I, was Roman emperor from 305 to 306. He was one of the four original members of the Tetrarchy established by Diocletian, first serving as caesar from 293 t ...
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Flavia Maximiana Theodora Flavia Maximiana Theodora (c. 275 – before 337) was a Roman empress, 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 tha ...
, and half sister of Emperor
Constantine I Constantine I ( , ; la, Flavius Valerius Constantinus, ; ; 27 February 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337, the first one to Constantine the Great and Christianity, convert to Christiani ...
. She was married to Bassianus, who was found to be plotting against Constantine and executed. She is reputed to have built the public baths at Constantinople, which were named after her. The name Anastasia () may indicate a sympathy on her father's part towards Christian or Jewish culture.


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4th-century Roman women Daughters of Roman emperors Constantinian dynasty Flavii Valerii Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown {{AncientRome-bio-stub