Supersluts of History: Roman Empress Theodora

About this episode

This episode explores the life of Roman Empress Theodora and her rise to power amidst societal perceptions of her sexuality.

In this new mini-series, we're exploring and celebrating women whose sexuality was used to define them. First up is Roman Empress Theodora. How did "Theodora from the brothels", as she was known, rise to be the most powerful woman across the Roman Empire? Joining Kate today is author Stella Duffy, to take us back to the 6th century and help us get to know Theodora's incredible story. This episode was edited by Tim Arstall. The producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Freddy Chick. Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe .   You can take part in our listener survey here . All music from Epidemic Sounds. Betwixt the Sheets: History of Sex, Scandal & Society is a History Hit podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Kate

Guest: Stella Duffy

Topics covered

• Roman history
• Empress Theodora
• women's sexuality
• power dynamics
• 6th century

Keywords

• Theodora
• Roman Empire
• women in history
• sexuality
• power

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: History Hit, Acast, Epidemic Sounds

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