Theodora was one of his chief political advisers. She used her power and influence to promote religious and social policies that were important to her. Theodora reigned as empress of the byzantine empire alongside her husband, emperor justinian i, from 527 ce until her death in 548 ce. Born from humble origins, theodora reigned over the byzantine empire alongside her husband from 527 until her death in 548. The history of theodora is a classic rags to riches tale, as she is thought to have started life in the lowest class of byzantine society but became one of the most powerful women in civilization’s history. Theodora’s strong commitment to her beliefs and political skills made her one of the most influential empresses of the byzantine empire
Her husband, emperor justinian i, treated her as an equal partner, a rare occurrence in history, especially in the first century. Empress theodora and emperor justinian i were a formidable couple who shaped the byzantine empire’s most celebrated era
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