Thekla (820s or 830s – after 870) was a princess of the
Amorian dynasty of the
Byzantine Empire. The eldest of seven children of the emperor
Theophilos and empress
Theodora, she was proclaimed augusta (an imperial title) in the late 830s. After her father's death in 842, her mother became
regent for her younger brother
Michael III, and Thekla was associated with the regime as a co-empress alongside Theodora and Michael. Thekla was deposed by Michael, possibly alongside her mother, in 856 and consigned to a
convent in
Constantinople. In one narrative, accepted by some
Byzantinists and rejected by others, she became the mistress of Michael's friend and co-emperor
Basil I, but was neglected after Basil murdered Michael in 867 and took power as the sole emperor. In this narrative, she took another lover, was discovered, and fell out of favor, then was beaten and had her property confiscated. (Full article...)
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Thekla (820s or 830s – after 870) was a princess of the
Amorian dynasty of the
Byzantine Empire. The eldest of seven children of the emperor
Theophilos and empress
Theodora, she was proclaimed augusta (an imperial title) in the late 830s. After her father's death in 842, her mother became
regent for her younger brother
Michael III, and Thekla was associated with the regime as a co-empress alongside Theodora and Michael. Thekla was deposed by Michael, possibly alongside her mother, in 856 and consigned to a
convent in
Constantinople. In one narrative, accepted by some
Byzantinists and rejected by others, she became the mistress of Michael's friend and co-emperor
Basil I, but was neglected after Basil murdered Michael in 867 and took power as the sole emperor. In this narrative, she took another lover, was discovered, and fell out of favor, then was beaten and had her property confiscated. (Full article...)
... that after women at
Apple Inc. found a 6-percent
gender wage gap and spoke out against sexual harassment and discrimination in #AppleToo, a
class-action lawsuit was filed in June 2024?
... that Fu Wuji'sFuhou gujin zhu includes information on a diverse range of topics, from astrological signs to the dimensions of imperial tombs?
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