Olympias, who took on an emperor, dodged a second marriage and fought for her faith
- Written by Sarah Gador-Whyte, Research Fellow in Biblical and Early Christian Studies, Australian Catholic University
Olympias the Deaconess. Print by Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SAOlympias was born to a wealthy family in the fourth-century CE, probably in the capital city of the Roman empire: Constantinople (now Istanbul).
Not to be confused with the mother of Alexander the Great (who lived around 800 years...





