Theodora

Theodora

1. Married to Justinan (Emperor of the Byzantine Empire).

   • Advisor/Co-ruler of the Byzantine Empire.
     • With her being the co-ruler of the Byzantine Empire, she was able to make many changes. She respected Justinian, but also came up with many smart ideas of her own. She made women more important in society, and she showed what women could do.

2. Aided Justinian's ideas.

   • Believed that emperors were like all men in bodily form, but that they were ranked similar to God.
     • Even though she aided her husband;s ideas, she made of her own ideas be heard. She stood up for women, and aided her husband's beliefs at the same time.

3. Persued her own ideas/policies.

   • She got women to be able to inherit more, and she made rape a serious crime.
     • Rape was not considered a big crime at this time. if it were to happen, it would not be looked down apon. Theodora changed this, and made rape a big crime.

4. She was an actress/prostitute before she was married to Justinian.

   • If you were an actress, you were most likely a prostitute. It was not good to be a girl like that, you were looked very down apon in society.
     • She was a good role model for women. She was an example for them, to show that even low class women could become something big. she stood up for herself and many women.

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