
The Secret History
A Novel of Empress Theodora
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Narrateur(s):
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Patricia Santomasso
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Auteur(s):
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Stephanie Marie Thornton
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Where Theodora went, trouble followed....
In sixth-century Constantinople, one woman, Theodora, defied every convention and all the odds and rose from common theater tart to empress of a great kingdom - the most powerful woman the Roman Empire would ever know. The woman whose image was later immortalized in glittering mosaic was a scrappy, clever, conniving, flesh-and-blood woman full of sensuality and spirit whose real story is as surprising as any ever told....
After her father dies suddenly, Theodora and her sisters face starvation and a life on the streets. Determined to survive, Theodora makes a living any way she can - first on her back with every man who will have her, then on the stage in a scandalous dramatization of her own invention. When her daring performance grants her a backdoor entry into the halls of power, she seizes the chance to win a wealthy protector - only to face heartbreak and betrayal.
Ever resilient, Theodora rises above such trials and, by a twist of fate, meets her most passionate admirer yet: the emperor's nephew. She thrives as his confidant and courtesan, but many challenges lie ahead. For one day this man will hand her a crown. And all the empire will wonder - is she bold enough, shrewd enough, and strong enough to keep it?
©2013 by Stephanie Thornton (P)2020 by Blackstone PublishingInteresting tale
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wild exaggerations exhausting
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Then I realized it was based on the scurrilous "Secret History" written at the time by Procopius.
Scandal sheets have certainly been around for a long time!
Lifestyles of the Imperials.
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Incredible!
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I was a little put off by the breathy performance of the narrator but that is a minor critique - overall it was good.
Kept my interest throughout
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There was no mention of Tribonian, or the debates they had over the codex law- the foundation of all western law today, wherein Justinian specifically calls out how his wife was an integral part of its writing. No mention of Theodora and Tribonian writing laws to improve the status of women wishing divorce or increasing the protection for rape victims. While history calls this the Justinian dynasty, after Theodora died, he never passed another piece of major legislation. This was the story of a giant repainted as a speculative cat fight.
But the narration is very good.
A brilliant history reduced to catfighting
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