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skhgeolbahka :
1. Honestly, it's almost disrespectful to Theodora to call her “the greatest prostitute in history.” She should instead be remembered as a child victim, a survivor who became one of the greatest queens and reformers in history. That is how powerful her story actually was. And this is only half-baked information. First of all, Theodora's father died before she even entered the theatre. She also had two sisters, Comito and Anastasia. Historians note that her older sister Comito was put on the stage first, and Theodora followed shortly after. And the man who made all those highly pornographic, disgusting, exaggerated, and unrealistic claims about Theodora—Procopius himself admits in the Secret History that she was not yet of age when she entered the theatre, describing her as a child. So when she was forced into prostitution, she was literally a child. That is child sexual exploitation. In the 6th century, actresses weren't performing some prestigious intellectual theatre. They were generally performing lowbrow mime and cheap shows associated with the entertainment culture of the hippodrome. Under Roman law and social practice, actresses were in an extremely vulnerable position and could be exploited by the men who controlled these entertainment networks. And what people skip over is how Theodora actually met Justinian. When she met him, she was not an active prostitute. Around the time she was 18, she had left Constantinople and travelled to North Africa as the companion of a governor named Hecebolus. When that relationship ended, she was abandoned with nothing. She eventually made her way to Alexandria, Egypt, where she encountered the Monophysite Christian community associated with Patriarch Timothy III. She underwent a profound religious conversion, renounced the theatre, and returned to Constantinople. She lived near the palace and supported herself through manual labour, working as a wool spinner.
2026-09-10 14:25:38
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Kurt David Jennings :
Your forgetting someone
2026-09-09 15:18:27
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finafeen :
They always want to discredit women. Just like Mary Magdalene.
2026-09-09 17:00:59
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Orange :
yo first bro
2026-09-09 15:17:34
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Bhema :
hw did we go from procupius to chip?
2026-09-09 20:01:41
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batman45 :
I thought it was Victor wembanyama ✌️
2026-09-09 21:25:50
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jardon819 :
Empress 👑Consort Messalina..easily gave Theodora..a run for her 💰..
2026-09-09 15:27:59
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lolo :
Hate? Or really love her?! 😏
2026-09-09 19:58:44
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Davidb :
Wow
2026-09-12 04:22:13
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Chimichanga Garage :
My mother-in-law would take her out
2026-09-09 15:45:11
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Nero :
Number if men, not amount.🤪
2026-09-09 16:04:19
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stalin🇻🇦 :
eastern orthodox saint btw 😭💔
2026-09-11 05:29:06
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Camille Corbett :
😅😅😅
2026-09-10 02:18:55
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Kyka_Luv💚 :
😁😁😁
2026-09-13 12:03:44
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Dihlan :
😁😁😁
2026-09-15 06:12:11
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