Theodora
Empress of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire
Years: 500 - 548
Theodora (c. 500 - June 28 548), is empress of the Roman (Byzantine) Empire and the wife of Emperor Justinian I.
Like her husband, she is a saint in the Orthodox Church, commemorated on November 14.
Theodora is perhaps the most influential and powerful woman in the Roman Empire's history.
