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02245aam a2200385 i 4500 001 EC582ECC6B5311E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 150418t20152015nyuab b 001 0beng c 020 $a 0199740763 020 $a 9780199740765 035 $a (OCoLC)907657589 040 $a BTCTA $b eng $e rda $c BTCTA $d YDXCP $d BDX $d GK8 $d OCLCF $d UPM $d LEB $d FDA $d COO $d OCLCO $d ZCU $d OCLCO $d STF $d OCLCO $d PUL $d OCLCO $d IWA $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a mm----- 050 4 $a DF572.5 P68 2015 100 1 $a Potter, D. S. $q (David Stone), $d 1957- $e author. 245 10 $a Theodora : $b actress, empress, saint / $c David Potter. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Oxford University Press, $c [2015] 300 $a 277 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 25 cm. 490 1 $a Women in antiquity 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-270) and index. 505 0 $a Constantinople -- Telling nasty stories -- Sex and the stage -- Factions and networks -- Patrician -- The succession -- Augusta : the first five years -- Revolution -- War and religion -- Plots and plague -- Last years -- Legacy. 520 $a "Theodora's is a tale of a woman of exceptional talent who overcame immense obstacles to achieve incredible power, which she exercised without ever forgetting where she had come from. In Theodora: Actress, Empress, Saint, David Potter penetrates the highly biased accounts of her found in the writings of her contemporaries and takes advantage of the latest research on early Byzantium to craft a modern, well-rounded, and engaging narrative of Theodora's life. This fascinating portrait will intrigue all readers with an interest in ancient and women's history"-- $c Book jacket. 600 00 $a Theodora, $c Empress, consort of Justinian I, Emperor of the East, $d -548. 650 0 $a Empresses $z Byzantine Empire $v Biography. 651 0 $a Byzantine Empire $x History $y Justinian I, 527-565. 830 0 $a Women in antiquity. 941 $a 4 952 $l PQAX094 $d 20231214021521.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20190605010635.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006092516.0 952 $l GAAX314 $d 20180512010038.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=EC582ECC6B5311E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search