Mosaic of Byzantine Empress Theodora. Credit: Petar Milosevic, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 The amazing relationship between Byzantine Emperor Justinian I and Empress Theodora is one of the most ...

Women played diverse and influential roles in the Byzantine Empire that extended far beyond the domestic affairs of each family.

Theodora is one mysterious lady. Historians believe that she was born in the year 500 AD. Despite that tidbit of knowledge, nobody is 100% certain about her origins. Different writers name her ...

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Empress Theodora went from rags to riches. Theodora was the empress of the Eastern Roman Empire. She was wife of the emperor Justinian I, who reigned from 527–565. She was the daughter of the ...

In particular, the biographies of famous women like the Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut, the Byzantine Empress Theodora and Saint Joan of Arc show well the obstacles that have confronted women in their ...

Teodora, a Roman courtesan and former slave girl, marries the Roman emperor Justinian and assumes the throne as Empress of Rome. But the divide between nobility and slave is too great. Teodora ...

Emperor Justinian I and Empress Theodora were the 6th Century golden couple of the Byzantine Empire. Think Jay-Z and Beyonce - but with a lot more chariots. Script and narration by Emma Nagouse ...