![Portrait of the dark-skinned byzantine empress theodora photography by demarchelier](https://papicr.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/mj/63f1f760f15d1a0cb45d2ad2.png)
Empress Theodora was not just a byzantine empress; she started her career as an actress before marrying Emperor Justinian I and becoming one of the most powerful women in Byzantine history.
#History
Empress Theodora was not just a byzantine empress; she started her career as an actress before marrying Emperor Justinian I and becoming one of the most powerful women in Byzantine history.
#History