Empress Theodora Timeline

Birth of Empress Theodora of the Byzantine Empire.

Justinian I marries Theodora, a woman from a poor background and possibly a courtesan.

Reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.

Reign of Empress Theodora of the Byzantine Empire.

Coronation of Justinian I and Theodora in the Hagia Sophia Church in Constantinople.

The Nika Revolt lasts over a week in Constantinople during the reign of Justinian I. The disturbance caused the destruction of much of the central city area and was quashed after a significant loss of life.

Death of Empress Theodora of the Byzantine empire, probably of cancer.