Victor of Tonnena reports that this person died of a painful cancer.
Victor of Tonnena reports that this person died of a painful cancer. Anathamus I hid in herquarters for twelve years. She created a convent called Metanoia for reformed prostitutes, andamong her protÃ©gÃ©s was the banker Peter Barsymes. In one story, she performed a version of Ledaand the Swan involving geese picking grain off her crotch. This enemy of John the Cappadocian andally of (*) Narses instituted the death penalty for rape and outlawed forced prostitution. She was called "themost depraved of all courtesans" in the Secret History by Procopius, and she insisted that the governmentnot go into exile during the Nika Revolts. For 10 points, name this contributor to the Corpus Juris Civilis, aByzantine empress who was the wife of Justinian.
Victor of Tonnena reports that this person died of a painful cancer.
Empress Theodora