The Secret History: A Novel of Empress Theodora

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Where Theodora went, trouble followed….
 
In sixth-century Constantinople, one woman, Theodora, defied every convention and all the odds and rose from common theater tart to empress of a great kingdom, the most powerful woman the Roman Empire would ever know. The woman whose image was later immortalized in glittering mosaic was a scrappy, clever, conniving, flesh-and-blood woman full of sensuality and spirit whose real story is as surprising as any ever told….
 
After her father dies suddenly, Theodora and her sisters face starvation and a life on the streets. Determined to survive, Theodora makes a living any way...Read more
  • ISBN10 045141778X
  • ISBN13 9780451417787
  • Publish Date 2 July 2013
  • Publish Status Inactive
  • Out of Print 22 January 2025
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
  • Imprint New American Library