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Theodora

500 - 548

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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theodora has received more than 199,317 page views. Her biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Theodora is the 50th most popular companion (down from 28th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Cyprus (up from 3rd 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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  • 200k

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  • 70.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 51

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Theodora ranks 50 out of 673Before her are Elizabeth Woodville, Mary Boleyn, Mary Tudor, Queen of France, Fawzia Fuad of Egypt, Elisabeth of Valois, and Princess Helena of the United Kingdom. After her are Ingrid of Sweden, Isabella of France, Sita, Zayd ibn Harithah, Claude of France, and Isabella of Portugal.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Cyprus

Among people born in Cyprus, Theodora ranks 2 out of 73Before her are Zeno of Citium (-334). After her are Ptolemy XII Auletes (-117), Makarios III (1913), Saint Spyridon (270), Nicos Anastasiades (1946), John the Merciful (550), Michael Cacoyannis (1922), Tassos Papadopoulos (1934), Rauf Denktaş (1924), Glafcos Clerides (1919), and Alparslan Türkeş (1917).

Among COMPANIONS In Cyprus

Among companions born in Cyprus, Theodora ranks 1