The sixth-century historian John Malalas of Antioch explains Eudocia's departure in a legend involving a certain Phrygian apple. Malalas wrote in his Chronicle that one day, the emperor was on his way to church when a man presented the emperor with an "apple huge beyond any exaggeration." The emperor thanked the man with 150 solidi, and promptly sent the apple to his wife as a present. Eudocia decided to give the apple to Paulinus, a friend of both her and the emperor. Paulinus, unknowing of where Eudocia had gotten the apple, thought it was fit for only the emperor, and gave it to him. Theodosius was suspicious, and asked Eudocia what she had done with the apple. "I ate it," she replied, and then Theodosius asked her to confirm her answer with an oath, which she did. Theodosius then presented her with the enormous apple. The emperor was enraged and suspected an affair between Eudocia and Paulinus; he had his lifelong friend Paulinus executed, and Eudocia asked to be exiled to Jerusalem.
the sixth-century historian john malalas of antioch explains eudocia's departure in a legend involving a certain phrygian apple malalas wrote in his chronicle that one day the emperor was on his way to church when a man presented the emperor with an "apple huge beyond any exaggeration" the emperor thanked the man with 150 solidi and promptly sent the apple to his wife as a present eudocia decided to give the apple to paulinus a friend of both her and the emperor paulinus unknowing of where eudocia had gotten the apple thought it was fit for only the emperor and gave it to him theodosius was suspicious and asked eudocia what she had done with the apple "i ate it" she replied and then theodosius asked her to confirm her answer with an oath which she did theodosius then presented her with the enormous apple the emperor was enraged and suspected an affair between eudocia and paulinus; he had his lifelong friend paulinus executed and eudocia asked to be exiled to jerusalem