Emperor Justinian I and Empress Theodora were the 6th Century golden couple of the Byzantine Empire. Think Jay-Z and Beyonce - but with a lot more chariots. Script and narration by Emma Nagouse ...

Byzantine Empress Theodora, would become an actress, prostitute, mistress, feminist, empress of the civilized world, and ...

Forget Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Justinian and Theodora were the power couple of the Byzantine era. From withstanding riots to protecting women’s rights, how did a woman from such humble beginnings ...

The Byzantine emperor Justinian had been born into a peasant family, and his wife, Theodora, was the daughter of a bear keeper... but there was no holding them back. ♪♪ They kick-started a ...

Justinian “The Great” was born about 482 in a peasant village in what is now Serbia. He became Emperor in 527, ruling until his death in 565. Theodora was born about 500, married Justinian in 525 and ...

The Byzantine force ... he received from the emperor. Belisarius was once again distrusted by Justinian and began contemplating retirement, focusing on annulling his daughter’s marriage to Anastasius, ...

Built by the Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I ... of conformity to his theology. Justinian's generosity to widows was most likely a function of his wife Theodora's influence, whose life and ...

Procopius of Caesarea, one of the most famous late Roman (or Byzantine ... Arcana”—is a scathing critique of Emperor ...

Archaeologists discovered ancient gold coins in an unexpected location during a recent excavation in Bulgaria. The five Byzantine coins, which date back to the reign of Justinian the Great, were ...