Theodora of Constantinople

Theodora, a bearkeeper’s daughter, is the Hippodrome’s favorite actress. Tempted by gold, she performs a lewd act on stage before a crowd of excited spectators. Later, humiliated and struggling to gain respect, she accepts a governor’s offer of marriage and accompanies him to his villa in North Africa, lured by promises of sanctuary and status. Disillusioned and desperate, she begins a journey that brings her from the depths of despair to the arms of Emperor Justinian, but her newfound joy ...