Women in Purple: Rulers of Medieval Byzantium by Judith Herrin

Women in Purple: Rulers of Medieval Byzantium

Judith Herrin

312 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced
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In the eighth and ninth centuries, three Byzantine empresses--Irene, Euphrosyne, and Theodora--changed history. Their combined efforts restored the veneration of icons, saving Byzantium from a purely symbolic and decorative art and ensuring its in...

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