Theodosius's Daughter, Pulcheria, Stepped Into the Power Vacuum

When theodosius died, pulteria immediately stepped into the power vacuum and began issuing orders as the official sovereign of the empire. The senate in constantinople y broke under the weight of their own incredulity. So pulcheria plucked someone close at hand who wouldn't cause her too much trouble, flavius marcianus. And makings that no one missed the point, elia polcheria was the one who placed the diadem on marcian's head. For this week, but next week, another arranged imperial marriage, this one between valentinin the third sister honoria, and a bland and upstanding roman senator named bassus