When the Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius II fell from his horse and died, the Eastern Roman Empire ushered in the first empress in history, and it can be said that the first female ruler in roman history. However, in the face of entrenched ideas, the empress was overwhelmed even after decades of reigning at the center of her rule, and had to implement a variety of measures to strengthen her position.
In fact, from the time Theodosius II came to power, his sister Pulcaria rose to the center of power. By 450 AD, after the accidental death of the emperor, Pulkarya, who had been in power for decades, had enough authority to covet the throne.
However, sitting on the throne and stable rule is not a concept, in order to stabilize the rule, the empress, not only to find a way to win the support of the people, but also to solve the people's doubts about her in advance. After a series of measures, the first female ruler in Roman history consolidated her position.
When Pulkarya ascended the throne, the crowd was surprised by the appearance of a female ruler and became angry. However, in order to calm the anger of the people, Pulkaria chose to execute the eunuch Krissaphius, who held great power in the court.
This great eunuch, during his reign, was very greedy and accumulated great wealth, and although his death was necessary to consolidate the rule of the empress, he also deserved it. With the announcement of his crimes, the common people cheered for the Empress's decision, no longer accusing Pulkharia of the irregularities of the throne.
Although, the empress of the Eastern Roman Empire relieved the pressure she faced after ascending the throne, and the attitude of the people changed from questioning to cheering for themselves. However, for those in power who have survived for decades in the center of the rule, a temporary relief will not eliminate the public's doubts about the female emperor.
If this matter is not completely put to rest, over time, prejudice against the empress will sooner or later become a terrifying wave that will shake her rule.
In order to solve this problem, Empress Pulcaria did not try to block the mouths of the people, but chose to comply with the demands of the people and promote a respected high-ranking official as Augustus, becoming her own co-ruler. Later, it was announced that he would marry the co-ruler to maintain his rule over the Eastern Roman Empire.
After selection, Pulcaria selected Marcien, a member of the Senate who was a military man. Later, the Empress became Marcien's titular wife, and Marcien took the imperial throne.
Before that, however, the two sides agreed that Marcien must respect the empress's status and long-standing ethics in order to avoid slipping his power away.
And Marcien became Pulcarria's best solution to the prejudices of the people, after all, the first point of doubt about her ascension to the throne was that there had never been a female ruler in Roman history, and they were afraid that female rulers would not be able to handle the affairs of the empire better. This prejudice, under the propaganda of those who have a heart, will always cause inevitable harm to her throne.
Faced with the desire of ordinary people for a male emperor, Pulkariya met the needs of the masses by marrying Marcien and appointing them as co-rulers, not only to solve the people's doubts, but also to consolidate her power by signing an agreement with Marcien.
However, on the whole, the emergence of Marcien not only consolidated the transfer of power in the ruling center of the Eastern Roman Empire, but also made a prominent contribution to the development of the Eastern Roman Empire. After all, the weakness of the first two emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire has long brought the rule of the Eastern Roman Empire to the brink of collapse, and the emergence of Maxian has reversed the decline of eastern Rome and has a very great effect on consolidating the rule of the empire.
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