NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Theodora

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 and considered a saint by many scholars.
Theodora (9th century), Byzantine empress in the 9th century.
Theodora (10th century), Roman senatrix and mother of Marozia, concubine to Pope Sergius III.
Theodora (11th century), Byzantine empress who ruled (1055-1056).
Theodora Comnena, Queen of Jerusalem
Theodora (HWV 68), a composition by George Frideric Handel
Theodora (Gbemre)

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Categories: Disambiguation | Ancient Roman women Flavia Maximiana Theodora (known as Theodora) was the daughter or step-daughter of Maximian. ... Theodora, detail of a Byzantine mosaic in Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna. ... Theodora was the wife of the Byzantine emperor Theophilus. ... Theodora was a senatrix of Rome, mother of Marozia, and concubine to Pope Sergius III, whose pontificate, so far as is known, was remarkable for nothing but the rise of the pornocracy of Theodora and her daughters, a period also called the Rule of the Harlots. ... Theodora (in Greek Θεοδώρα, literally meaning Gift of God, lived 981 - August 31, 1056) ruled as Byzantine Empress from January 11, 1055 to August 31, 1056. ... Theodora Comnena (born c. ... Theodora is the title of a dramatic oratorio by George Frideric Handel. ... Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ...

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Theodora (6th century) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (690 words)
	Theodora was born into the lowest class of Byzantine society, the daughter of Acacius, a bearkeeper for the circus.
	In 523 Theodora married Justinian, the magister militum praesentalis in Constantinople.
	Theodora also advocated the rights of married women to commit adultery, and the rights of women to be socially serviced, helping to advance protections and delights for them; and was also something of a voice for prostitutes and the downtrodden.

Roman Emperors - DIR Theodora (6013 words)
	Theodora begins with the acknowlegement that urging acts of daring was not considered womanly but nonetheless she took a tough line and urged defiance.
	Theodora enjoyed the perquisites of imperial power, and her marriage with Justinian, which seems to have been a union of mutual respect, was so unusual by contemporary standards that it provoked reactions which reveal as much about the mind-set of the times as about the married couple.
	Theodora was jealous of his influence and with the help of her friends, particularly her crony, Antonina, the wife of Belisarius, she set a trap for him and he fell into it.

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