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Zoe Porphyrogenita (also spelled Zoë; Greek: Ζωή Πορφυρογέννητη, Medieval Greek: "life"; c. 978 – 1050) was a member of the Macedonian dynasty who briefly reigned as Byzantine empress in 1042, alongside her sister Theodora.
Apr 19, 2018 · Zoe Porphyrogenita was empress of the Byzantine Empire from 1028 CE until her death in 1050 CE. In an eventful career, she reigned alongside three husbands, had a hand in the succession of her adopted son, and, in 1042 CE, she was co-ruler with her sister Theodora.
Zoe (born c. 978, Constantinople [now Istanbul, Turkey]—died 1050, Constantinople) was a Byzantine empress, by marriage from 1028 and in her own right from 1042. The daughter of the emperor Constantine VIII, Zoe was married to the heir presumptive, Romanus III Argyrus, in 1028 and became empress consort upon his elevation to the throne the ...
Zoë Porphyrogenita (980–1050) Byzantine empress, one of only four women to rule the empire in her own name, who was crucial in establishing the principal of dynastic succession in Byzantium. Name variations: Zoe Prophyrogenita; Zoe of Byzantium.
Jan 31, 2022 · Empress Zoë Porphyrogenita was one of the four women in the Byzantine Empire to rule in her own name. She was crucial in establishing the principles of the dynastic successions of the Byzantine Empire. [1] . She was also the second Empress of Byzantium who held supreme power.
Zoe Porphyrogenita (wife of Romanus III, Constantine IX, and Michael IV) Lynda Garland University of New England, Australia. The sisters Zoe and Theodora, as nieces of the childless Basil II and daughters of his younger brother Constantine VIII and Helena Alypia, were the only heirs to the Macedonian dynasty in the new generation. They were ...
Jul 14, 2022 · An article published in 2012 in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology discussed the historical sources presenting the Byzantine Empress Zoe Porphyrogenita as an expert in cosmetic and pharmacological remedies that could give their users a youthful appearance and a kind of eternal youth.
Zoe Porphyrogenita (also spelled Zoë; Greek: Ζωή Πορφυρογέννητη, Medieval Greek: [ zoˈi] "life"; c. 978 – 1050) was a member of the Macedonian dynasty who briefly reigned as Byzantine empress in 1042, alongside her sister Theodora.
Sep 3, 2012 · The diachronically continuous struggle for eternal youth as represented by the Byzantine Empress Zoe Porphyrogenita (978–1050). The presentation of a beautiful empress, trying to keep her youth appearance until a prolonged age, applying on herself cosmetic essences and fragrances made in her personal laboratory into the imperial palace.
Co-empress of Byzantium (r. 1028–1050). Born in 980 in Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire; died in Constantinople in 1050 of illness; 2nd dau. of Constantine VIII, Byzantine emperor (r. 1025–1028), and Helena of Alypia; sister of Theodora Porphyrogenita (c. 989–1056); m.
