Biography of famous Empresses of Constantinople
Contents
Verina and her daughters -- The early life of Theodora -- The Empress Theodora -- Sophia -- Martina -- The most pious Irene -- Saint Theodora -- The wives of Leo the Philosopher -- The tavern-keeper's daughter [Theophano] -- Two imperial sisters [Zoe and Theodora] -- Eudocia -- Irene and Anna Comnena -- A breath of chivalry -- Euphrosy...
Joseph McCabe - The Empresses of Constantinople
The Empresses of Constantinople
Joseph McCabe
Описание
Biography of famous Empresses of Constantinople
Contents
Verina and her daughters -- The early life of Theodora -- The Empress Theodora -- Sophia -- Martina -- The most pious Irene -- Saint Theodora -- The wives of Leo the Philosopher -- The tavern-keeper's daughter [Theophano] -- Two imperial sisters [Zoe and Theodora] -- Eudocia -- Irene and Anna Comnena -- A breath of chivalry -- Euphrosyne Ducæena -- The new Constantinople -- Irene of Montferrat -- Maria of Armenia -- Anna of Savoy -- The last Byzantine Empresses.