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Aelia Sophia (Greek: Σοφία) (c. 530 – c./aft. 601) was Byzantine empress as the wife of Emperor Justin II. Although never a monarch, Sophia participated in the governance of the empire; she took an interest in economic and financial matters during Justin's reign, and subsequently served as regent during his incapacity from 573 until 578.
views 2,256,084 updated. Sophia of Byzantium (1448–1503) Russian empress, niece of the last two Byzantine emperors, and second wife of Ivan III, grand prince of Moscow. Name variations: Sofia or Sophie Paleologa, Paleologue, or Paleologos; Sophia Palaeologus; Zoë or Zoe Palaeologus.
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Sophia Fominichna Palaiologina or Paleologue (Russian: София Фоминична Палеолог, romanized: Sofiya Fominichna Paleolog; born Zoe Palaiologina; Medieval Greek: Ζωή Παλαιολογίνα; c. 1449 – 7 April 1503) was a Byzantine princess from the Palaiologos imperial dynasty and the grand princess of Moscow as the ...
Aug 4, 2020 · A member of the Palaiologos dynasty, Sophia's life is emblematic of the vicissitudes that faced Byzantine émigrés as they fled abroad to avoid Ottoman aggression. Although she is widely remembered today as Russia’s “Byzantine empress,” Sophia’s was a life characterized by artistic patronage and intense political intrigue.
Hagia Sophia , officially the Hagia Sophia Mosque , The current structure was built by the Byzantine emperor Justinian I as the Christian cathedral of Constantinople for the Byzantine Empire between 532 and 537, and was designed by the Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles.
From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. English: The Loge of the Empress is located in the upper enclosure, or gallery, of the Hagia Sophia. From there the empress and the court-ladies would watch the proceedings down below. A round, green stone marks the spot where the throne of the empress stood.
