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Theodora [ˌθɪəˈdɔːrə] n (Biographies / Theodora (?500-548) F, Byzantine, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) ?500-548 ad, Byzantine empress; wife and counsellor of Justinian I How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| I think I'll get Diana to go over with me next week, and we can spend the evening with Theodora Dix. Athelny for some fantastic reason took it into his head to discourse upon Byzantine history; he had been reading the later volumes of the Decline and Fall; and, his forefinger dramatically extended, he poured into the astonished ears of the suitor scandalous stories about Theodora and Irene. Probably the saying of Theodoras, the tragic actor, was not a bad one: That he would permit no one, not even the meanest actor, to go upon the stage before him, that he might first engage the ear of the audience. |
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