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Theodora

500 - 548

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Theodora (; Greek: Θεοδώρα; c. 490/500 – 28 June 548) was a Byzantine empress and wife of emperor Justinian I. She was from humble origins and became empress when her husband became emperor in 527. She was one of his chief advisers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theodora has received more than 207,823 page views. Her biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Theodora is the 59th most popular companion (down from 50th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Cyprus (down from 2nd in 2019) and the most popular Cypriot Companion.

Theodora was the wife of Justinian I, who was emperor of the Byzantine Empire. She is most famous for her role in the Nika riots of 532.

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  • 74.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 56

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among companions, Theodora ranks 59 out of 784. Before her are Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Fawzia Fuad of Egypt, Antinous, Magda Goebbels, Isabella of Portugal, and Elisabeth of Valois. After her are Zayd ibn Harithah, Isabeau of Bavaria, Abigail, Malhun Hatun, Brigitte Macron, and Mary Tudor, Queen of France.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500, Theodora ranks 2. Before her is Procopius. After her are Totila, Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, Pope Vigilius, Peroz I, Basiliscus, Nonnus, Sigismund of Burgundy, Yazdegerd II, Ildico, and Gundobad. Among people deceased in 548, Theodora ranks 1. After her are Theudebert I, Theudis, and John the Cappadocian.

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In Cyprus

Among people born in Cyprus, Theodora ranks 3 out of 77. Before her are Zeno of Citium (-334), and Ptolemy XII Auletes (-117). After her are Makarios III (1913), Nicos Anastasiades (1946), John the Merciful (550), Rauf Denktaş (1924), Tassos Papadopoulos (1934), Alparslan Türkeş (1917), Michael Cacoyannis (1922), Henry II of Jerusalem (1271), and Henry I of Cyprus (1217).

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Among COMPANIONS In Cyprus

Among companions born in Cyprus, Theodora ranks 1. 

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