Theodora (empress)

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Justinian_Plague
Nika riots
gptkbp:birthDate c. 500
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Church_of_the_Holy_Apostles
gptkbp:children possibly Ioannis (disputed)
gptkbp:commemoratedBy 14 November (Eastern Orthodox Church)
gptkbp:deathDate 28 June 548
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:mosaics_of_San_Vitale,_Ravenna
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Justinian_dynasty
gptkbp:father gptkb:Acacius_(bear_keeper)
gptkbp:gender female
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Theodora (empress)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Justinian_I
gptkb:Byzantine_law
women's rights in Byzantium
gptkbp:knownFor Nika riots
women's rights reforms
influence on Justinian I
gptkbp:legacy one of the most powerful women in Byzantine history
gptkbp:mother possibly unnamed
gptkbp:nationality Byzantine
gptkbp:notableWork support of Monophysitism
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:monarchy
actress (before becoming empress)
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Constantinople
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Constantinople
gptkbp:portrayedBy gptkb:Procopius'_Secret_History
gptkb:Theodora_(1884_film)
gptkb:Theodora_(1921_film)
gptkb:Theodora_(1954_film)
gptkb:Theodora_(play_by_Victorien_Sardou)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lupicina_Eufemia
gptkbp:reign 527–548
gptkbp:religion Miaphysitism
gptkbp:saintIn gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Justinian_I
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sophia_(empress)
gptkbp:title gptkb:Augusta
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eudokia_Dekapolitissa
gptkb:Secret_History_(Procopius)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6