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The Byzantine Empire was a monarchy, and as in many other monarchies, the royal system allowed for women to participate in politics as monarchs in their own name or as regents in place of a husband or son. Many royal women are known to have participated in politics during the centuries.
Another title often used was caesaraea (Greek: καισᾰ́ρειᾰ, kaisáreia), the female form of caesar. In Greek, a common title was βᾰσῐ́λῐσσᾰ (basílissa), the female form of basileus, and αὐτοκράτειρα (autokráteira), the female form of autokrator (the Greek equivalent to imperator).
This category is for Christian female saints of the eastern part of the Roman Empire from the first splitting of the Empire into Western and Eastern jurisdictions under Diocletian in 285. It includes saints from the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine Empire , while the Western Roman Empire was still in existence until the fall of ...
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Theodora (/ ˌ θ iː ə ˈ d ɔːr ə /; Greek: Θεοδώρα; c. 490/500 – 28 June 548) [1] was a Byzantine empress and wife of emperor Justinian I.She was from humble origins and became empress when her husband became emperor in 527.
Byzantine female saints (1 C, 20 P) D. ... Pages in category "Christian female saints of the Middle Ages" The following 132 pages are in this category, out of 132 total.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:6th-century Byzantine people. It includes Byzantine people that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Subcategories
[13] [14] The distinctive dress of the zōstē, which probably gave the title her name, was the broad belt or loros that she put on at the investiture ceremony. A descendant of the ancient Roman consular trabea , the golden lōros was the "most prestigious imperial insignium", and was also worn by the Byzantine emperor and a select few of his ...