Galla (wife of Julius Constantius)
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Galla was the first known wife of Julius Constantius, a member of the Constantinian dynasty.
| Galla | |
|---|---|
| Died | before 332 |
| Spouse | Julius Constantius |
| Issue | Unnamed son[1] Unnamed daughter Gallus |
| Dynasty | Constantinian |
Galla was the sister of the consul Neratius Cerealis and of the praetorian prefect Vulcacius Rufinus.[2]
She married Julius Constantius, son of Constantius Chlorus and half-brother of Emperor Constantine I. They had three children: a son, who died with his father in the purges of 337,[3] a daughter, who married her cousin Constantius II,[a] and finally Constantius Gallus, later Caesar of the East, born around 325.[5] It has been proposed that Galla and Julius had another daughter, who may have been the mother of the empress Justina.[6]
Galla died before her husband, as Gallus was then entrusted to the care of Eusebius, bishop of Nicomedia.[7]