Sophia (Roman empress) - ܣܘܦܝܐ
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Sophia (Roman empress); ܣܘܦܝܐ; ܡܠܟܬܐ / ܐܢܬܬܗ; Aelia Sophia
identifier: http://syriaca.org/person/5155
identifier: http://syriaca.org/johnofephesus/persons/5155
identifier: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_(empress)
Sophia was the niece of the empress Theodora and the wife of Justin II. She was very influential during his reign from 565 to 578 and preserved her exalted status under Tiberius and Maurice. John of Ephesus blames her for participating in the persecution of the miaphysites in the early 570s. In Joh. Eph., EH 2.10, he even claims that she had originally been a miaphysite and only turned to the Chalcedonian communion for supporting the imperial ambitions of her husband Justin.
floruit: 565-578
female
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Aelia Sophia 1 1179-1180
1179-1180
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