02941nam 2200601 450 991078670780332120230725035434.01-4411-7252-11-4411-2040-8(CKB)2670000000355878(EBL)1173325(SSID)ssj0000873797(PQKBManifestationID)12382720(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000873797(PQKBWorkID)10885436(PQKB)11394122(MiAaPQ)EBC5309449(MiAaPQ)EBC1173325(Au-PeEL)EBL1173325(CaONFJC)MIL645433(OCoLC)843198707(EXLCZ)99267000000035587820180315h20112011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe power game in Byzantium Antonina and the Empress Theodora /James Allan Evans1st ed.London, [England] ;New York, New York :Continuum,2011.©20111 online resource (283 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-14178-9 1-4411-4078-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.List of Illustrations; Preface; Abbreviations; 1; The Background to the Story; 2; The Scum of Society; 3; The Rise to Power; 4; The Remarkable Career of the Young Belisarius; 5; Antonina in Love; 6; Victory and Defeat in the Ecclesiastical Arena; 7; Theodora's Riposte; 8; The Fall of John the Cappadocian; 9; The Theodosius and Antonina Affair Continued; 10; Plague and Intrigue; 11; Theodora Fosters an Anti-Chalcedonian Church; 12; The Agony of Italy; 13; Postlude: The Ending of the Era of Reconquest; Appendix; Notes; Sources; Bibliography; IndexThis title presents an original portrayal of Justinian's reign, its politics and theological disputes, focusing on the lives of two extraordinary women who wielded power and influence. A fascinating exploration of the corridors of power in Byzantium of the time of Justinian (527-565), the book reveals how Empress Theodora and Antonina, both alumnae of the theatre, were remarkable examples of social mobility, moving into positions of power and influence, becoming wives of key figures. Theodora had three aims: to protect those Christians who would not accept the Chalcedonian Creed; to advance thEmpressesByzantine EmpireBiographyByzantine EmpireCourt and courtiersByzantine EmpireHistoryJustinian I, 527-565Empresses949.5/013949.5013Evans J. A. S(James Allan Stewart),1931-288099MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786707803321The power game in Byzantium3826715UNINA