What many previous emperors before had failed to do, “we have decided now to grant to the world, with the help of Almighty God,” announced the ambitious Justinian I with his wife, Theodora. Not ...

Together, Emperor Justinian I and Empress Theodora I transformed the Byzantine landscape. The ranks of Eastern Orthodox saints are filled with celibates and monastics, but not all Orthodox saints ...

THEODORA AND THE EMPEROR (336 pp.) —Harold Lamb—Doubleday ($4.50). The only surprising thing about Theodora and the Emperor is that it took Harold Lamb so long to get around to it. Subject and author ...

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Before Kim and Kanye there was Justinian and Theodora – discover a love story for the Byzantine ages. Greg is joined by comedian Shappi Khorshandi and historian Peter Frankopan. Show more Forget ...