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-At here in Constantinople when absolutely crazy, burning things down, breaking havoc1 of town.
-And Justinian is ready to run, and Theodora is the one who gets him to stay and fight.
-Theodora, a commoner, she says to him that purple makes a fine
shroud2, the meaning of which is the purple is the color of the emperor and the idea being Justinian get together in dying emperor rather than cowarding like this in being
overthrown3.
Theodora's words inspire Justinian, and he organizes his forces to put down 34,000 rioters.
-It becomes clear that Empress Theodora is no
trophy4 wife.
-And Justinian recognizes that he has an extremely intelligent woman of the world by his side. He'd be a fool to ingore that.
In an
unprecedented5 move, Justinian gives Theodora half of his power, making her the most powerful woman in the world.
-With Justinian and Theodora, you've got the rulers of the western world, and by all accounts, Theodora was running things. Theodora was smarter, more world-wise, and obviously had b* that Justinian didn't to deal with the public, with which she was familiar.
And what she did with her power was extraordianry.
-Theodora is, she's truly the hooker with a heart of gold. She recognizes the equality of woman. She
outlaws6 force prostitution. She starts a common, which is
essentially7 a sort of an old folks' home for
retired8 prostitutes.
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