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HIST 4100 – 01/02 – ONLINE: Ancient World Civilizations

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Websites on Leadership in the Ancient World: Theodora of Byzantium

Encyclopedia Britannica (WIT Login): Theodora
Biography in Context (WIT Login): Theodora
The Guardian: Theodora: The Empress from the Brothel
Khan Academy: Byzantine Culture and Society
Procopius’ Secret History
Original source with many stories about Theodora.

Videos on Theodora of Byzantium

Khan Academy: San Vitale, Ravenna
Films on Demand (WIT Login): War of the Words – Divine Women
Watch the first 20 mins.

E-books on Theodora of Byzantium

Byzantine Empresses: Women and Power in Byzantium, AD 527-1204 by Lynda Garland
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 0415619440
Publication Date: 2011
The Empress Theodora: Partner of Justinian by James Allan Evans
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 0292702701
Publication Date: 2003
Unrivalled Influence: Women and Empire in Byzantium by Judith Herrin
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 0691166706
Publication Date: 2015

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