Theodora von Byzanz
Kurtisane und Kaiserin
Person: Pratsch, Thomas
serial: Urban-Taschenbücher
Year: 2011
Language: German
Scope: 154 p.
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- Contents:
- Theodora was the daughter of a bear trainer at the circus in Constantinople and owing to her beauty and intelligence rose to courtesan of influential men of the Byzantine Empire. Soon emperor Justinian, the most powerful man between Gibraltar and Persia, fell in love with her and after having changed the laws beforehand married her and raised her to Augusta. Theodora had some influence on various governmental decisions and possibly helped her husband to keep power during the Nika riots. The author succeeds in vividly telling the story of this exceptional woman. He addresses difficulties with the historical sources and filtering doubtful information he thus presents an academically sound biography.
PD Dr. Pratsch researches at the 'Akademie der Wissenschaften Berlin Brandenburg' and teaches philology and history of the Byzantine Empire at the 'Freie Universität Berlin'.
Title Information
Title: Theodora von Byzanz
serial: Urban-Taschenbücher
Person: Pratsch, Thomas
Publisher : Kohlhammer
ISBN: 9783170232136
Category: Non-Fiction & Guidebooks, History, Cultures & Countries, Biographies & Memories
File size: 4 MB
Format: PDF
Loan period: 21 days