Anicia Juliana
E791643
Anicia Juliana was a prominent late Roman noblewoman and patron of the arts, best known for commissioning the lavishly illustrated Vienna Dioscurides manuscript.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anicia Galla Placidia (by marriage/alliance) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine aristocrat
ⓘ
late Roman noblewoman ⓘ patron of the arts ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine art
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
medical manuscript illumination ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 462 ⓘ |
| built | Church of Saint Polyeuktos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Olybrius Junior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | Vienna Dioscurides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | inspired later Byzantine representations of female patronage ⓘ |
| deathDate | circa 527 ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
benefactress of the poor
ⓘ
ideal Christian ruler ⓘ |
| dynasticConnection | Theodosian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| familyName | Juliana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Olybrius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit |
early 6th century
ⓘ
late 5th century ⓘ |
| genreOfNotableWork | medical manuscript ⓘ |
| givenName | Anicia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandfather | Valentinian III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandmother | Licinia Eudoxia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
church building in Constantinople
ⓘ
patronage of illuminated manuscripts ⓘ philanthropy ⓘ |
| language |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | Anicii family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Placidia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Vienna Dioscurides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | monophysite influence at court ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Church of Saint Polyeuktos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vienna Dioscurides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfViennaDioscuridesProduction | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | influential aristocrat in Constantinople ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | dedication miniature of the Vienna Dioscurides ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStatus | one of the wealthiest women in Constantinople of her time ⓘ |
| spouse | Areobindus Dagalaiphus Areobindus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | Chalcedonian Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfViennaDioscuridesCommission | circa 512 ⓘ |
| title | nobilissima femina ⓘ |
| wealthSource | imperial estates and family properties ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.