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1. www.worldhistory.org › article › 1212Women in the Byzantine Empire - World History Encyclopedia

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   Apr 6, 2018 · Aristocratic women in the Byzantine Empire, then, like in the earlier Western Roman Empire, were largely expected to marry, produce children and then look after them. Women also cared for the family home - specifically its property and servants. Girls, if they received education at all, were educated in the family home.

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   The prominence of women in the Byzantine Empire (until 1453) found its roots in the Theodosian dynasty, especially with the powerful trio Galla Placidia, her niece Pulcheria and Pulcheria’s sister-in-law Aelia Eudocia. Although limited by their sex, Galla and Eudocia received authority from childbearing.

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   What did aristocratic women do in the Byzantine Empire?

   • Aristocratic women in the Byzantine Empire, then, like in the earlier Western Roman Empire, were largely expected to marry, produce children and then look after them. Women also cared for the family home - specifically its property and servants. Girls, if they received education at all, were educated in the family home.

   Women in the Byzantine Empire - World History Encyclopedia

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   How many women were in the Byzantine Empire?

   • Yet women not only accounted for 50 percent of the population in the Byzantine Empire... The Runciman Lecture was established at King’s College London in 1991 by Nicholas Egon in honor of the historian Sir Steven Runciman. It regularly attracts a large mixed audience, from ambassadors to school-children.

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   Who were the most interesting Byzantine women?

   • One of the most fascinating Byzantine women was the Empress Irene, ca. 753- 803. Born in Athens of a noble Greek family, it is believed that her beauty alone gained her marriage in 769 to the Leo, who would become the Byzantine Emperor in 775 as Leo IV.

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   Are Byzantine women veiled?

   • However, Arabic testimonies on Byzantine women (according to El Cheikh) depict a different reality: 'Byzantine women are not veiled; even when married, they pass the people in the market with heads/faces uncovered, showing all their beauty'.

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   ABSTRACT Imperial and aristocratic Byzantine women had a wide variety of roles with a spectrum of importance. One possible way to enrich our information about Byzantine royal women is to consult the historical and cultural heritage of Byzantium’s adjacent territories.

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   Books. Byzantine Women: Varieties of Experience 800-1200. Lynda Garland. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2006 - History - 226 pages. This volume brings together a group of international scholars,...

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   The Byzantine historian Anna Komnene, Latinized as Comnena (December 1, 1083 – 1153) was the eldest child of the Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and Irene Doukaina, and is considered the first female historian. From earliest childhood Anna was in daily contact with the leading figures of the Empire. Through her social position and own interest ...

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8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Women_in_the_Byzantine_EmpireWomen in the Byzantine Empire - Wikipedia

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   The Byzantine Empire was a monarchy, and as in many other monarchies, the royal system allowed for women to participate in politics as monarchs in their own name or as regents in place of a husband or son. Many royal women are known to have participated in politics during the centuries. Among them were female monarchs like Pulcheria, Irene of ...

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   Unrivalled Influenceexplores the exceptional roles that women played in the vibrant cultural and political life of medieval Byzantium. Written by one of the wor...