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Theodora (/ ˌ θ iː ə ˈ d ɔːr ə /; Greek: Θεοδώρα; c. 490/500 – 28 June 548) [1] was a Byzantine empress and wife of emperor Justinian I. She was from humble origins and became empress when her husband became emperor in 527.
Theodora of Khazaria (Greek: Θεοδώρα τῶν Χαζάρων) was Byzantine empress as the second wife of Justinian II. She was a sister of Busir , khagan of the Khazars , but their relation to other Khazar rulers such as Bihar , father of the future Empress Tzitzak , is unknown.
Theodora, Slave Empress (Italian: Teodora, imperatrice di Bisanzio) is a 1954 film about Theodora, a former slave who married Justinian I, emperor of Byzantium in AD 527–565. It was directed by Riccardo Freda .
Procopius provides some of the primary sources for the history of Justinian's reign, but displays growing disillusionment (Justinian and the Later Roman Empire by John W. Barker) and bitterness towards Justinian and his empress Theodora. While he glorified Justinian's architectural achievements in his panegyric (Buildings) and provided a more ...
Theodora, a Roman courtesan and former slave girl, marries the Byzantine emperor Justinian and assumes the throne as Empress of Rome. However, a love affair with a handsome Greek leads to revolution and armed conflict in both Byzantium and Rome.
Empress Theodora with her retinue. Mosaic of the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna, VI century. The situation of women in the Byzantine Empire is a subject of scientific research that encompasses all available information about women, their environments, their networks, their legal status, etc., in the Byzantine Empire.
Theodora Angelina Palaiologina: John Doukas Vatatzes b. 1215: Theodore II 1222–1258 r. 1254–1258: Michael VIII 1223–1282 r. 1261–1282: Theodora Vatatzena 1240–1303: John IV 1250–1305 r. 1258–1261: Ivan Asen III of Bulgaria 1259–1303: Irene Palaiologina: Andronikos II 1259–1332 r. 1272–1328: Andronikos Asen d. 1322: Michael ...
In 525, Justin passed a new law that effectively allowed a member of the senatorial class to marry reformed actresses, paving the way for Justinian to marry Theodora, a former mime actress. In 525, Justin elevated Justinian as caesar. Justin's health began to decline and he formally named Justinian as co-emperor and, on 1 April 527, as his ...