Medievalists.net » Theodora I http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 03:31:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Theodora, Aetius of Amida, and Procopius: Some Possible Connections http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/29/theodora-aetius-of-amida-and-procopius-some-possible-connections/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/29/theodora-aetius-of-amida-and-procopius-some-possible-connections/#comments Sun, 29 Dec 2013 13:52:37 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=46154 Behind the purported facts of Theodora’s career as a common prostitute and later as empress are the hidden details of what we might call feminine pharmacology: what were the drugs used by prostitutes and call-girls in sixth-century Byzan- tium? Were there ordinary pharmaceuticals employed by such professionals to stay in business?

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/12/29/theodora-aetius-of-amida-and-procopius-some-possible-connections/feed/ 0 Procopius’ Portrayal of Theodora in the Secret History: ‘Her Charity was Universal’ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/27/procopius-portrayal-of-theodora-in-the-secret-history-her-charity-was-universal/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/27/procopius-portrayal-of-theodora-in-the-secret-history-her-charity-was-universal/#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2013 17:02:24 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=38945 Like most other writers of late antiquity, what little is known about Procopius comes from his works. Born at the turn of the sixth century in Caesarea, he had the chance to receive education in the traditional Greek fashion, i.e. through the use of classical authors, before Justinian banned pagan teaching in 529

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