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title: Byzantine Empress Irene
author: aninimus
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8528/byzantine-empress-irene/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Byzantine Empress Irene

_Authored by aninimus_

## Image File

[![Byzantine Empress Irene](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8528.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8528.jpg)

## Image Caption

Depiction of [Byzantine](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Byzantine/) [Empress Irene](https://www.worldhistory.org/Empress_Irene/), the wife of Emperor John II (r. 1118-1143 CE) as found in the [Hagia Sophia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hagia_Sophia/) in modern-day Istanbul (previously [Constantinople](https://www.worldhistory.org/Constantinople/)), [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
aninimus. (2018, April 05). Byzantine Empress Irene. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8528/byzantine-empress-irene/>
### Chicago
aninimus. "Byzantine Empress Irene." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 05, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8528/byzantine-empress-irene/>.
### MLA
aninimus. "Byzantine Empress Irene." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Apr 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8528/byzantine-empress-irene/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Irina_(st_Sofia).jpg) by [**aninimus**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Irina_(st_Sofia).jpg). Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 05 April 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.