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Theodora: Empress of Byzantium
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By Paolo Cesaretti
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An Italian historian’s prize-winning biography of the sixth-century Byzantine empress.
Theodora of Byzantium rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most powerful women of the ancient world. As the wife of Emperor Justinian, she was more than a mere figurehead, acting as Justinian’s partner in both politics and life.
Though she was ruthlessly criticized by her contemporaries, historian and biographer Paolo Cesaretti shows her to be an ambitious woman and brilliant ruler whose cunning saved the empire time and again. She defied the conventions of her time and triumphed over those who sought to defame and destroy her. This meticulously researched and richly detailed biography won Italy’s prestigious Ginzano Cavour Prize.
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THE AGE OF JUSTINIAN AND THEODORA
A HISTORY OF THE SIXTH CENTURY A.D.
*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 65717 ***
Obvious printer errors have been corrected. Hyphenation has been rationalised.
The Corrigenda at the end include references to Volume I as well as to this volume.
LONDON: GEORGE BELL AND SONS
PORTUGAL ST. LINCOLN'S INN, W.C.
CAMBRIDGE: DEIGHTON, BELL & CO.
NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN CO.
BOMBAY: A. H. WHEELER & CO.
BY
WILLIAM GORDON HOLMES
VOL. II
SECOND EDITION
LONDON
G. BELL AND SONS, LTD.
1912
CHISWICK PRESS: CHARLES WHITTINGHAM AND CO.
TOOKS COURT, CHANCERY LANE, LONDON.