Theodora
Byzantine empress (52747). She was an actress, dancer, and prostitute who became mistress, then wife, of Justinian (525). A woman of great intelligence and courage, she played a major role throughout his long and distinguished reign, and probably saved his throne during the Nika riots by her intervention (532).
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Theodora can refer to any of the following:
Flavia Maximiana Theodora, daughter of the Roman Emperor Maximian and second wife of the Emperor Constantius I Chlorus. Theodora (6th century), Byzantine empress and wife of Justinian I. Theodora (9th century), Byzantine empress in the 9th century. Theodora Comnena, Queen of Jerusalem Theodora (HWV 68), a composition by George Frideric Handel Theodora (Gbemre)| This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. |
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