Anastasia (sister of Constantine I)

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Anastasia
Bornafter 293
Spouse Bassianus
Dynasty Constantinian
Father Constantius I
Mother Theodora

Anastasia was a daughter of Roman Emperor Constantius Chlorus and Flavia Maximiana Theodora, and half sister of Emperor Constantine I. [1] She was married to Bassianus, who was found to be plotting against Constantine and executed. [1] She is reputed to have built the public baths at Constantinople, which were named after her. [2] The name Anastasia (Koinē Greek : Ἀναστασία, romanized: Anastasía, lit. 'resurrection') may indicate a sympathy on her father's part towards Christian culture. [3]

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