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Antonina (Greek: Ἀντωνίνα, c. 484 or 495 – after 565) was a Byzantine patrician and wife of the general Belisarius. The historian Procopius , who was Belisarius' legal advisor, alleges that her influence over her husband was great and features her as dominating him. [ 1 ]
Rebellions of Africa – Restoration of the Gothic Kingdom by Totila – Loss and Recovery of Rome – Final Conquest of Italy by Narses – Extinction of the Ostrogoths – Defeat of the Franks and Alemanni – Last Victory, Disgrace, and Death of Belisarius – Death and Character of Justinian – Comet, Earthquakes, Plague
Current consensus generally dates it to 550, or less commonly 558. In the eyes of many scholars, the Secret History reveals an author who had become deeply disillusioned with Emperor Justinian, his wife Theodora, the general Belisarius, and his wife Antonina. The work claims to expose the secret springs of their public actions, as well as the ...
Belisarius & Antonina: love and war in the age of Justinian. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0197574706. Petersen, Leif Inge Ree (2013). Siege Warfare and Military Organization in the Successor States (400–800 AD): Byzantium, the West and Islam. Leiden: Brill Publishers. ISBN 978-90-04-25199-1. Lord Mahon, The Life of Belisarius, 1848
Victor notes the death date was 28 June 548 and her age as 48, although other sources report that she died at 51, [55] [56] or "about 53." [ 57 ] Later accounts attribute the death to breast cancer but this was not identified in the original report, where the use of the term "cancer" probably referred to a more general "suppurating ulcer or ...
The plot of Dr. Death Season 2 is based on the real-life Dr. Paolo Macchiarini, who actually did have an affair with an NBC producer named Benita Alexander while she was working on a Dateline ...
Antonina (wife of Belisarius) (c. 495 – after 565), Byzantine patrikia and wife of Belisarius Antonina Bludova (1813–1891), Russian philanthropist and lady-in-waiting Antonina W. Bouis , American translator
Saints Antonina and Alexander were Christian martyrs of 313, and they are saints whose acta are legendary. The story of the two is nearly identical to that of Saints Theodora and Didymus . The legend of Antonina and Alexander has the former being forced to a brothel (the penalty for women who refused to wed), where a Christian soldier named ...