Theodora as Byzantine empress
527–548* · Event
Justinian's co-ruler in all but name: stiffened his nerve in the Nika riots and pushed law reform on women's rights.
On these timelines: Justinian and Theodora, Women in history, Roman History, Master, Anatolia / Byzantium / Ottoman / Turkey
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- Nika riots (532)
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- Byzantine reconquest of Italy (535)
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- Belisarius enters Rome (536)
- Death of Theodora (548)
- Justinian closes the Academy of Athens (529)
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