And I think had far more impact. I think Theodora was one of the big reasons behind Justinian’s successes. She was the one who encouraged him not to flee Consta

And I think had far more impact. I think Theodora was one of the big reasons behind Justinian’s successes. She was the one who encouraged him not to flee Constantinople during a rebellion which probably saved his reign. In addition, she was good friends with Belisarius’s wife and helped smooth over Justinian’s jealousy of his very successful general for as long as she lived. It is after her death that Justinian discarded Belisarius and likely doomed any chance he had to re-conquer and reconstitute the Roman Empire.