Sidequest 20 - Madeleine Duperouzel on Empress Theodora

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The Classical Antiquity Sidequest

Classical Antiquity Sidequest

28 episodes

2 weeks ago

A Bull City Coordinators Podcast. This podcast covers topics from the era of Classical Antiquity. We cover the era that Edgar Allan Poe referred to as "the glory that was Greece, and the grandeur that was Rome. This is the ultimate historical sidequest podcast.

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Sidequest 20 - Madeleine Duperouzel on Empress Theodora

The Classical Antiquity Sidequest

59 minutes 55 seconds

7 months ago

Sidequest 20 - Madeleine Duperouzel on Empress Theodora

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In an effort to help bridge the gap between "Byzantine" and Roman history, I reached out to Madeleine Duperouzel to see if she'd be interested in talking about Empress Theodora. Madeleine was more than happy to, so the result is an outstanding episode regarding a legendary figure in Roman history. After briefly covering finicky weather patterns, we discuss Theodora's life, her historical significance and how she has been treated by her contemporaries and by later historians. This naturally involves a discussion about the historical inkblot that is The Secret History (I explain the inkblot reference in the episode, but if you search for "Bork 9th Amendment inkblot", you'll find what I'm talking about). We also cover the general hostility that a specific group of men felt towards Theodora and the unique control over her life that she possessed.

To get more updates on history from Madeleine, please check subscribe to her Substack, The Empress of Byzantium. It's really good!

Your reading assignments include The Alexiad, Doppelgänger and The Name of the Rose.

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And never forget that The Classical Antiquity Sidequest is a podcast without end.