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Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Timeline of the Constantinian, Valentinian and Theodosian Dynasties; Dramatis Personae; Family Tree; Maps; Introduction: Writing Helena; The Case for (Chronological) Biography; Writing Helena’s Life Forwards: Of Places, Gaps and Relationships; Helena, Dynasty, and Power; Part I: Extra (c. 248-c.289); Chapter 1: On the Frontiers; Demographics; Helena and the ’Crisis of the Third Century’; Meeting Constantius; Chapter 2: Weather Eye on the Horizon; Legalities; Helena at Naissus and Salona; Helena’s Tetrarchy; Part II: Off-Stage (c. 289-c. 317); Chapter 3: Sister Act; Lost Girl: Theodora; Fausta’s Nose; Pruning the Tree; Waiting in the Wings, Becoming Christian?; Chapter 4: The Necklace Affair; The Tomb at Sarkamen; Divine Mothers; The Augusta in the East; Fair Game: Empresses as Prey; Part III: Centre-Stage (c.317-c.329); Chapter 5: Keeping Up Appearances; The Road to Thessalonica: A Wedding, a Conspiracy, and a War; The Augusta-Double; Fausta, Super Star; Chapter 6: Roman Holiday; Palace Life; Helena and Constantine’s Churches in Rome; New Look; Chapter 7: Four Deaths and an Anniversary; Murders in the Family; Becoming Genetrix; Chapter 8: From Here to Eternity; The Travelling Empress: Conflicting Portraits; Helena, the Pilgrim?; On the Road; A New Jezebel; Empresses in the Holy Land; Part IV: Curtain and Encores (c.329-c. 600); Chapter 9: Burying an Empress; Final Honours; Rebranching the Tree; Coming Through Slaughter; Chapter 10: Silence of the Empress; Extending Helena: Constantina; Burying Empresses, One More Time; Countering Helena: Justina; Chapter 11: New Model Empress; Ambrose’s Helena; Reviving Helena’s Look: Flaccilla and Thermantia; Reviving Helena in Action; Emulating Helena: Galla Placidia and Eudocia; A ’New Helena’ in Name: Pulcheria; Being Helena: Radegund; Epilogue; Ancient Sources; Modern Studies; Index

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