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.

The textbooks say the Byzantine Empire was a theocratic autocracy uniting ... when Justinian the Great, at the urging of Empress Theodora, sent soldiers to slaughter the murderous mob assembled ...

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 ... armed conflict erupt in both Byzantium and Rome.

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 ...