Basilina
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Basilina (Template:Langx; died 332/333[1][2]) was the wife of Julius Constantius and the mother of the Roman emperor Julian (r. 361–363) who in her honour gave the name Basilinopolis to a city in Bithynia (modern Pazarköy near Gemlik, in Turkey).[2]
Biography
Basilina was of Greek descent born in Asia Minor.[3][4] She was either the daughter of Caeionius Iulianus Camenius,[5] or more likely of Julius Julianus,[1][2] and received a classical education (i.e., Homer and Hesiod) from Mardonius, a eunuch who grew up in the house of her father.[1] She had a sister who became the mother of Procopius.[6] She was a relative of Bishop Eusebius of Nicomedia, her son's tutor.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
She became the second wife of Julius Constantius, whom she gave Julian;[2] Basilina died a few months after childbirth.[1][2] A Christian, Basilina initially favoured the Arians, but gave her lands as an inheritance to the church of Ephesus.[2]
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