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What laws did Empress Theodora make?
She attended to the rights of prostitutes in particular by closing brothels, creating protective safe houses, and passing laws to prohibit forced prostitution. In addition, she passed laws that expanded the rights of women in divorce cases and abolished a law that had allowed women to be killed for committing adultery.
What do you think would have happened to Justinian and Theodora if they had fled Constantinople?
What do you think would have happened to Justinian and Theodora if they had fled Constantinople? Theodora believes that giving up their status as nobility and becoming fugitives would be impossible for them, and she says she would rather face death because death is at least inevitable.
What did Empress Theodora wear?
Theodora, like her husband, is portrayed with a large halo. She is also wearing a great deal of jewellery with necklaces, earrings, and a fabulous gem-studded crown, and a Tyrian purple robe.
Why was Empress Theodora important to women’s rights?
Her perspective was necessary for addressing women’s rights because she had firsthand knowledge and experience about the reality for women. She dared to articulate the specific problems women faced at a time when no one cared or listened.
Why was Theodora so important to Justinian I?
Theodora. Her intelligence and political acumen made her Justinian’s most trusted adviser and enabled her to use the power and influence of her office to promote religious and social policies that favoured her interests.
When did Theodora die?
Theodora, (born c. 497 ce—died June 28, 548, Constantinople [now Istanbul, Turkey]), Byzantine empress, wife of the emperor Justinian I (reigned 527–565), probably the most powerful woman in Byzantine history.
What did Empress Theodora do about brothel keepers?
When Theodora discovered that brothel keepers undermined the new laws by making girls swear oaths never to leave the brothels, she responded by rendering such oaths illegal [vii].