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Apr 6, 2018 · Women in the Byzantine Empire (4th to 15th century CE) were, amongst the upper classes, largely expected to supervise the family home and raise children while those who had to work for a living did so in most of the industries of the period, from manufacturing to hospitality.
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Mar 8, 2024 · In the long history of the Byzantine Empire, there were some women that most certainly stood out and have made history. The first was, perhaps, Helena (b. 250 AD), the mother of Constantine I, who went on a pilgrimage in Jerusalem, where she constructed the Church of the Nativity at Bethlehem and donated to the poor.
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Dec 6, 2023 · Byzantine texts praise and slander the empress Theodora, who appears in this famous mosaic in Ravenna.
The situation of women in the Byzantine Empire is a subject of scientific research that encompasses all available information about women, their environments, their networks, their legal status, etc., in the Byzantine Empire.
Byzantine Princess Anna Comnena (Dec. 1 or 2, 1083–1153) was the first woman known to personally record historical events as a historian. She also was a political figure who attempted to influence royal succession in the Byzantine Empire .
Oct 27, 2022 · Byzantine princess Anna Komnene was banished to a convent for trying to kill her brother, but kept herself busy becoming Europe's first female historian.
Aug 26, 2017 · Empress Irene of Athens was the first female ruler of the Byzantine Empire. She was also known to have initiated the Second Council of Nicea. Irene was also known for her generous financial policies, which were especially friendly to monasteries. [1]
