G278 E-reading Book Review of The Eagle and the Swan by Carol Strickland
Name of Book: The Eagle and the Swan Author: Carol Strickland ISBN/ ASIN: B00GIR54MI Publisher: Erudition Digital Type of book: Late 400s-530s? Greece, Thrace, Empire, Byzantium, christianity, loyalty, religion, ruling, portents, struggle, from low class to high class, romance, marriage, obsession Year it was published: 2013 Summary: This historical novel tells the story of one of the most maligned--and significant--figures of the Late Roman Empire, Empress Theodora of 6th-century Constantinople. Born the circus bear-keeper's daughter, she was a burlesque dancer, actress and courtesan before she began her escape from the gutter. Through her beauty and brilliance, she attracted the interest of a young soldier, himself born a peasant. Justinian was as ambitious and driven as Theodora. Together, they shook up not only the staid aristocrats of Byzantium but the entire Roman Empire. The tale, based on historical sources, recounts their struggles, p...