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  Theodora - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Flavia Maximiana Theodora, daughter of the Roman Emperor Maximian and second wife of the Emperor Constantius I Chlorus.
Theodora (9th century), Byzantine empress in the 9th century.
Theodora (10th century), Roman senatrix and mother of Marozia, concubine to Pope Sergius III.
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 Theodora (11th century) - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Theodora (in Greek Θεοδώρα, literally meaning "Gift of God", lived 981 - August 31, 1056) ruled as Byzantine Empress from January 11, 1055 to August 31, 1056.
Possessed of a strong and austere character, she refused the hand of the heir-presumptive, Romanus, who was married instead to her sister Zoë in 1028.
In April 19, 1042 the popular movement which caused the dethronement of Michael V also led to Theodora's installment as co-empress with her sister.
encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /theodora_(11th_century).htm   (271 words)

  
 TIMELINE 11th CENTURY page of ULTIMATE SCIENCE FICTION WEB GUIDE
Islamic History of the 11th Century 1064 Magyars capture Belgrade The Byzantine Empire in the 11th Century 1065-6 Sultan Alp-Arslan attacks Edessa, Caesarea, Cilicia The Byzantine Empire in the 11th Century 1066 A large, bright comet is sighted; in England, it is associated with the invasion of William the Conquerer.
The Byzantine Empire in the 11th Century 1072-5 Pecheneg incursions in Balkans, with connivance of natives in Paristrion The Byzantine Empire in the 11th Century 1073: Death of Alp Arsalan, accession of Malik Shah.
Islamic History of the 11th Century 1092-4 Combined Turkish and Cuman raids, Diogenes revolt The Byzantine Empire in the 11th Century 1092 Pope Urban II appeals for a crusade at Clermont The Byzantine Empire in the 11th Century 1094: Death of Mahmud; accession of Barkiaruk.
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 Theodora (11th century)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Theodora (in Greek Θεοδώρα literally meaning "Gift of God" 981 - August 31 1056) ruled as Byzantine Empress from January 11 1055 to August 31 1056.
Possessed of a strong and austere character refused the hand of the heir-presumptive Romanus who was married instead to her Zoë in 1028.
In April 19 1042 the popular movement which caused the of Michael V also led to Theodora's installment as with her sister.
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 Theodora (11th century)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Theodora (in Greek Θεοδώρα, literally meaning "Gift of God", lived 981 - August 31, 1056) ruled as Byzantine Empress from January 11, 1055 to August31, 1056.
In April 19, 1042 the popular movementwhich caused the dethronement of Michael V also led to Theodora's installment asco-empress with her sister.
After two months of active participation in government she allowed herself to be virtually supersededby Zoë's new husband, Constantine IX, on June 11, 1042.
www.therfcc.org /theodora-11th-century--220639.html   (269 words)

  
 Theodoros Skoutariotes:
In other words the period during which the Roman Empire declined from its medieval peak of military power to the point at which it was defeated by the Seljuq Turks at the Battle of Mantzikert in 1071.
Theodora [1055-1056] that born in purple was empress for one year and seven months and by thin emperor in wisdom she did not married but by the eunuchs she governed and in peace the time has been passed.
He had only the name and the title of the emperorship because the state was governed not as he wished but as the trusted people of Theodora, since he had signed and gave oath to govern these people, a thing that he kept.
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 ninemsn Encarta - Byzantine Empire
Emperor Justinian I and his wife, Theodora, attempted to restore the former majesty, intellectual quality, and geographic limits of the Roman Empire.
During the second half of the 6th century the Lombards invaded and gradually occupied much of former Byzantine Italy, except for Rome, Ravenna, Naples, and the far south, while Turkic Avars raided and depopulated much of the Byzantine Balkans.
Between the early 10th and 11th centuries, the empire’s armies regained territory in south-eastern Asia Minor.
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 centrale unesco   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The church was built on a 5th century temple in memory of the martyr San Vitale which was to be incorporated into the later structure.
The 16th century saw the old cloister replaced by a Renaissance cloister (by Andrea Della Valle) and the church floor was raised by 80 cm to avoid water infiltration due to subsidence and covered with marble (1538-1545).
Worthy of note is the 6th century stucco decoration which is to be seen on the intradox of the arches in the presbitery and still retains part of its original coloring.
www.racine.ra.it /ravenna/turismo/monumenti/uvitale.htm   (4975 words)

  
 Theodora (11th century) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Theodora (in (A native or inhabitant of Greece) Greek Θεοδώρα, literally meaning "Gift of God", lived (Click link for more info and facts about 981) 981 - August 31, 1056) ruled as (Click link for more info and facts about Byzantine Empress) Byzantine Empress from January 11, 1055 to August 31, 1056.
In April 19, 1042 the popular movement which caused the dethronement of (Click link for more info and facts about Michael V) Michael V also led to Theodora's installment as co-empress with her sister.
After two months of active participation in government she allowed herself to be virtually superseded by Zoë's new husband, (Click link for more info and facts about Constantine IX) Constantine IX, on June 11, 1042.
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 Theodora (10th century) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Theodora (10th century)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Theodora (10th century) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Theodora (10th century).
Theodora was a senatrix of Rome, mother of Marozia, and concubine to Pope Sergius III, whose pontificate, so far as is known, was remarkable for nothing but the rise of the pornocracy of Theodora and her daughters, a period also called the Rule of the Harlots.
Theodora was a grandmother of Pope John XI, a son of Marozia and—according to Liutprand and the Liber Pontificalis—Pope Sergius III.
www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Theodora-10th-century.html   (184 words)

  
 Theodora (11th century) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Theodora (11th century)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Theodora (11th century) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Theodora (11th century).
Here you will find more informations about Theodora (11th century).
This resulted in a series of conflicts for the throne between various noble families that lasted from 1056 till 1081.
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 Theodora_III.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
'''Theodora III.''' (griech.: Θεοδώρα, Gottesgeschenk, * um 985, † 1056 in Byzanz) war Kaiserin von Byzanz.
Theodora war die Tochter des Kaisers Konstantin VIII.
Nach seinem Tod kam Theodora schließlich mehr als siebzigjährig zum zweitenmal auf den Kaiserthron und herrschte vom 11.
www.kraeuter-und-gewuerze.de /Theodora_III.   (88 words)

  
 The Oldest Surviving Icons From the 11th and 12th Century (2)
century, as well as the revetments of the Georgian icons from Mastia, Igoumenia and Svenetija, where archangels are assigned the role of guardians of mountain peaks.
centuries, we have pointed to the existence of richly decorated icons with gold and silver revetments which, according to the description of the monks who made the inventory, had skillfully-made figures in the medallions on frames.
century there is no evidence of icons having been painted in the last three decades of that century.
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 Emperor Online Research :: Information about Emperor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
After the 13th century and the fall of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, the universalistic aspirations of the Emperors became increasingly theoretical, and their control over Italy, still seen as the locus of the proper empire, became increasingly tenuous.
In the late 3rd century, by the end of the epoch of the barracks emperors in Rome, there were two List of Roman Emperors#Britannic Empire 286 to 297, reigning for about a decade.
The title was stripped in the 13th century, however, after the surrender to the Mongols and the Korean rulers were demoted to kings thereafter and, as such, vassals of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty of China.
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 RAVENNA - Online Information article about RAVENNA
The mosaics of the 5th century, in the dome, are the earliest and perhaps the finest at Ravenna for their splendid decorative effect and rich colouring, and are less stiff and conventional than the later mosaics.
The walls of the interior were stripped of their marble panelling by Sigismondo Malatesta in 1449, for the adornment of his church at Rimini.
Flies and frogs were also complained of, and Sidonius, writing in the 5th century, complains bitterly of the " feculent gruel " (cloacails puls) which filled the canals of the city, and gave forth fetid odours when stirred by the poles of the bargemen.
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 MSN Encarta - Byzantine Empire
These included his creation of a successful new monetary system based on the gold solidus, or nomisma, which lasted into the middle of the 11th century.
The empire had survived Germanic and Hunnic tribal migrations and raids in the 5th and 6th centuries and had stabilized a reasonably secure eastern frontier against the Sassanian Empire of Persia, but it could not recover, hold, and govern the entire Mediterranean world.
During the second half of the 6th century the Lombards invaded and gradually occupied much of former Byzantine Italy—except for Rome, Ravenna, Naples, and the far south—while Turkic Avar cavalry raided and depopulated much of the Byzantine Balkans.
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 Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was a continuation of the Roman Empire, which was split towards the end of the 4th century; the eastern part became the Byzantine Empire.
The empire saw a period of cultural, territorial and economic advances in the 10th and 11th centuries.
Towards the end of the 11th century, the empire started to isolate culturally while Europe states and the Muslim world made new advances in fields of science, military and economy.
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 Arcadia Prefecture in Peloponnese, Greece. Arcadia, Alonistena, Levidi, hotels in Peloponnese. Hotels in Greece.
Theodora, with freskoes of 11th century at the roof of which 17 huge trees have sprouted.
Next door is the monastery of the Prodromos with frescoes from the 14th and 15th century.
And the later monastery of Aimialon wedged into a mountainside with 17th century frescoes.
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April 19 - Michael V of the Byzantine Empire is deposed by popular revolt.
Zoe, Empress of the Byzantine Empire with co-rulers since 1028, becomes reigning Empress with her sister Theodora.
August 24 - Deposed Emperor Michael V of the Byzantine Empire.
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 Jewelry Central Information - Jewelry Facts, History And Shopping
Beginning in the 11th century, brooches continued to be one of the chief forms of jewelry.
By the 14th and 15th centuries, jewelry increasingly became an integral part of dress and was worn in the form of necklaces and girdles, on hairnets, and sewn onto clothes.
Although jewelry in the 19th and early 20th centuries was worn primarily by women, in the late 20th century some men were wearing jewelry such as neck chains, bracelets, and earrings.
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 Newman Reader - Essays Critical & Historical 2 - Reformation of 11th Century
The tenth century is even known among Protestants par excellence as the sæculum obscurum, and Baronius expresses its portentous corruption in the vivid remark that Christ was as if asleep in the vessel of the Church.
Even two centuries earlier than this, when, as appears {257} on the face of the facts, the corruption was not so general, a Council of Paris had complained that many of the clergy were so occupied in the pursuit of gain and other worldly avocations that they suffered many infants to die without baptism.
One of the Theodoras advanced a lover, and Marozia a son, to the popedom.
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 1042   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Zoe of Byzantium, Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire with co-rulers since 1028, becomes Reigning Empress with her sister Theodora.
June 11 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium marries for the third time and elevates her husband to the throne as Constantine IX.
And some day, if he were so foolish as to go about with or a dog, or a man, or some other terrible.
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 Royalty.nu - Eastern Roman Empire - The Byzantine Empire - Emperors of Byzantium
Notable Byzantine empresses include Justinian's wife Theodora, who fully shared her husband's power, and Irene, who ruled during the time of Charlemagne and became a saint of the Greek Orthodox Church.
In the 11th century, the Byzantine Empire started to fall apart due to lack of strong leadership and the encroachment of the Turks and other enemies.
Argues that the Crusades began in the seventh century with the conquest by the Persians of the Byzantine Empire.
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 Theodora (11mo siglo)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Theodora (en griego, significando literalmente el "regalo del dios", vivió 981 - de agosto el 31 de 1056) gobernado como empress byzantine del de enero 11 de 1055 al de agosto 31 de 1056.
En de abril el 19, 1042 el movimiento popular que causó a dethronement de Michael V también conducido a la instalación de Theodora como co-co-empress con su hermana.
English version: Theodora (11th century) Next: Llama Olímpica Up
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 TIME.com: Letters -- Jan. 31, 2000 -- Page 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
One of the beautiful illustrations in your section on the 11th century must, alas, be consigned to the preceding millennium.
The mosaic portrait you ran does not represent the 11th century co-Empress Theodora, as your caption indicated, but rather her predecessor, 500 years earlier, 6th century Empress Theodora, wife of Emperor Justinian.
The real Person of the Century is the collective group of people who sacrificed their life in the pursuit of democracy and freedom.
www.time.com /time/magazine/intl/article/0,9171,1107000131-39107-2,00.html   (681 words)

  
 Theodora   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Flavia Maximiana Theodora, daughter of theRoman Emperor Maximian and second wife of the Emperor Constantius I Chlorus
Theodora (6th century), Byzantine empress andwife of Justinian I
Theodora (9th century), Byzantine empress inthe 9th century
www.therfcc.org /theodora-352428.html   (106 words)

  
 Photos of Constantinople
In 5th century the state's control passed to Greeks and Greek language became the official language.
In 13th century Theodoros Metoxites was astronomer, and civil engineer and also Nikiforos Grigoras, Issac Argyros, Theodoros Melitiniotes and Georgios Paximeres.
In 15th century many valuable books, manuscripts, icons and trasures were moved to Italy, to be saved from the turkish invaders.
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Enamel Icons of St. Michael, one dated late 10th early 11th century, the other late 11th, early 12th, both taken to Venice after the Fourth Crusade and still in the Treasury of San Marco, Venice.
The formidable land walls of Constantinople built under Theodosius II preserved a continuous tradition of classical learning that was passed on to medieval western Europe, Islamic scientists and Renaissance humanists.
After a period of Iconoclasm in the 8th and 9th centuries, images were triumphantly restored and became central to orthodox belief.
www.coloradocollege.edu /Dept/AH/courses/AH208/1intro.htm   (768 words)

  
 10th Century   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
He had the strength and courage to oppose the climate of violence and corruption which dominated Rome, but he was soon oevrwhelmed by this vortex.
Formerly Octavian, he became the second pope to change his name (John II, formerly Mercury was the first in the early 6th century).
He was the first German pope, well before the line of German popes imposed by Henry III (the Black), Holy Roman emperor, in the mid-11th century.
www.italycyberguide.com /History/popes/10th.htm   (1360 words)

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