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Women in Purple : Rulers of Medieval Byzantium by Judith Herrin is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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In the eighth and ninth centuries, three Byzantine empresses—Irene, Euphrosyne, and Theodora—changed history. Their combined efforts restored the veneration of icons, saving Byzantium from a purely symbolic and decorative art and ensuring its influence for centuries to come. In this exhilarating and highly entertaining account, one of the foremost historians of the medieval period tells the story of how these fascinating women exercised imperial sovereignty with consummate skill and sometimes ru
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Judith Herrin
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Published
- 2002
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781400843220
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.81 / 5 (81 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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