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languages bruh

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history meme | [8/9] kings/queens: empress theodora

Theodora I was the wife of Emperor Justinian I, ruler of the Byzantine Empire from 527 to 565.

Various sources indicate different origins for Theodora, including Cyprus, Syria, and Paphlagonia (modern day Turkey), however it is known that her father was a bear trainer in Constantinople and that she also worked as an actress and prostitute in the city. At the age of 16, Theodora began travelling, living in places such as Cyrenaica (Libya), Alexandria, and Macedonia. She eventually returned to Constantinople at 22, where she drew the eye of Justinian. Justinian intended to marry Theodora, however laws prevented government officials - especially those next in line to throne - from marrying actresses. Upon Empress Euphemia’s death (who was against the match), Emperor Justin repealed the law and the two married.

Theodora proved a worthy and able leader. During the Nika riots (a clash between two rival political groups that resulted in buildings set on fire and a new emperor declared), Theodora spoke out against plans to leave the palace and flee. She told them, “purple makes a fine shroud” - i.e, it is better to die as an emperor than live in hiding. Inspired by her words, Justinian sent troops to attack and kill the rebels, saving his reign - however Justinian and historians agree it was Theodora’s speech that saved his throne. She also built many arches, bridges, and churches, most notably the Hagia Sophia. She participated in legal and spiritual reforms: laws were passed prohibiting forced prostitution; brothels were closed; mothers were given guardianship rights over their children; and the death penalty was instituted for rape, among many other laws.

Theodora died in 548 at the age of 48, probably due to breast cancer. It is said that Justinian “wept bitterly” at her funeral and the city of Olbia in Cyrenaica renamed itself ‘Theodorias’ after the empress.

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Babylonian era problems. (photo via tbc34)

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Since everybody is doing it. Here’s one of my favourite vines

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Art © Me

Characters © Naoko Takeuchi

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Thor Odinson: God of Thunder and Feminist Icon

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Bugs Bunny could singlehandedly defeat Thanos by dressing up as a TSA agent and setting up a metal detector in the middle of the battlefield saying that all metal objects must be removed if you want to pass on through now stick around for my 2,000 word essay on just how effectively he would convince The Mad Titan to comply

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(via My favorite D&D story)

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We finally get to hear Wakandans speak Xhosa!

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Gonna keep a tally of messages I get from a) white feminists completely proving my point and b) people who think this comic proves feminism is worthless because I criticized one part of it. (Even despite me writing these words underneath the comic.) Then I’ll add them all up, see which column has more, and then drink myself to sleep either way.

Haha… this is why we can’t have nice things.

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this has the aura of being funny but i genuinely have no idea what the fuck any of them are saying

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i’m dying that robert downey jr posted this on his official facebook 😂😂😂 

credit: hisduckling on youtube

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Check out my cat’s amazing meow

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Level 1: Prophecy proclaims that no man can kill villain; killed by woman.

Level 2: Prophecy proclaims that no weapon can harm villain; pushed down stairs and dies.

Level 3: Prophecy proclaims that villain will be brought low by no mortal hand; kicked to death by angry mob.

Level 4: Prophecy proclaims that no power on Earth shall be villain’s undoing; fatally distracted by sun in eyes.

Level 5: Prophecy proclaims that only power of laughter can defeat villain; beat up by clown.

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Oh my god, food extract is not the same as an essential oil.

Food extract is the flavoring of something cooked down into a carrier oil or alcohol that is safe for human ingestion.

Essential oil is the pure extract of the plant refined down and distilled for concentrated medicinal purposes to a significantly higher strength than simply adding ground up mint leaves to your water. The two are not comparable in any way.

Cinnamon extract and cinnamon essential oil are not the same thing.

One is about 100 times the strength of the other and can also cause acute organ failure. I’ll give you a hint, it’s not the food extract.

Sweet gods I’m not trying to be mean, I want you to be aware and safe and stop putting yourselves and others at risk. Please.