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Empress Theodora Eulogy
Elyas Amin 2/6/13
Desiderio/ Per 1 Byzantine Empire Assignment
The Great Empress Theodora

The beautiful, elegant, and powerful Empress Theodora has left her purple and her post after her battle with death. She has left our Empire and has gone to the heavens where she may live in peace after passionately defending and protecting our Empire. Our Empress Theodora started out as nothing but a mere actress and prostitute. Then our beloved Empress rose in political power and married Emperor Justinian. Some people called our Empress lazy and a burden, but she wasn’t close to that. She was the empress that defended and protected our nation, and influenced Emperor Justinian into keep our nation during the Nika Revolt! She was the empress who wouldn’t leave her purple and her people no matter what! She is the empress who would be the role model for future empresses! Now that our Empress has deceased she will still be respected and will be learned about for generations to come. Also, we can’t forget our Empress’s accomplishments during her years in power. Firstly, she has given women more rights than any other civilization. She gave women the power to own land and she allowed widowed women to take income from land to pay for children needs. She also has influenced our Emperor to stay during the Nika Revolt, and take care of our Empire. Lastly, our Empress had laws expanded to protect the Monophysites, and prostitutes so they could start their lives anew. Monophysitism was a form of Christianity that believed that women should have more rights. Our Empress was the most important out of other empresses due to her influence and her outstanding accomplishments. In all, our Empress has accomplished more than any other empress achieved and without Empress Theodora the Byzantine Empire would have fallen long ago.
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