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Flavia Maxima Fausta
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Roman empress and second wife of Constantine I
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Flavia Maxima Fausta was a female member of the Constantinian dynasty in Ancient Rome, holding the noble title of Augusta. Born in Rome in 289, she was the daughter of Maximian and Eutropia. Her siblings included Flavia Maximiana Theodora and Maxentius. She spoke Latin and was married to Constantine the Great. Their children were Constantina, Constantius II, Constantine II, and Helena.
Fausta lived during the Low Roman Empire period. She died in Rome in 329. Her manner of death was capital punishment, specifically death by boiling, and she was killed by Constantine the Great. She is described in sources including Pauly–Wissowa, the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and The Nuttall Encyclopædia.
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- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
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- DETERMINATION OF SERUM PROTEINS BY MEANS OF THE BIURET REACTION
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- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
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- Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
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Key facts
- Tenure
- 307–326
- Born
- 289, Rome , Italy
- Spouse
- Constantine I
- Issue
- Constantina Constantine II Constantius II Constans Helena
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Encyclopedic overview
DynastyConstantinian FatherMaximian MotherEutropia
Flavia Maxima Fausta Augusta (289 – 326 AD) was a Roman empress. She was the daughter of Maximian and second wife of Constantine the Great, who had her executed and excluded from all official accounts for unknown reasons. Historians Zosimus and Zonaras reported that she was executed for adultery with her stepson, Crispus.
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