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He had by the empress Eudocia, his wife, a daughter named Eudoxia.
Her his cousin Valentinian, appointed by him emperor of the West,
demanded for himself in marriage. When the emperor Theodosius had
given his assent to this proposal, and they had consulted with each
other as to the place on the frontiers of both empires, where it would
be desirable that the marriage should be celebrated, it was decided
that both parties should go to Thessalonica (which is about
haft-way) for this purpose. But Valentinian sent a message to the
effect that he would not give him the trouble of coming, for that he
himself would go to Constantinople. Accordingly, having secured the
Western parts with a sufficient guard, he proceeded thither on account
of his nuptials, which were celebrated in the consulate of Isidore and
Sinator; after which he returned with his wife into the West. This
auspicious event took place at that time.
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