A highly biased account of the Byzantine court of Emperor Justinian and his consort, Empress Theodora. A tale of two powerful men — the Emperor and his General, Belisarius — who are portrayed as spineless and under the thumb of their "nymphomaniac" wives. Filled with political vitriol and graphic scenes of torture from the start.

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Two volume monograph by the Institute of Byzantine Studies of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Open access 😀
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Barbarians, Rhomaiоi and Those in Between, ed. B. Krsmanović
Meet Theophanu Skléraina, the Byzantine princess who revolutionized the Holy Roman Empire's culture. Think silk robes, political genius, and zero tolerance for rebellious dukes. Let's dive in.
voiceofgreece.com/theophanu/