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Re:Prostitution in the Byzantine Holy Land (2010) by photosinensis on Wednesday August 26, 2015 @11:48AM (#10123711)
The parts about Theodora are suspect, as there's only one source for them: the Secret History, which was clearly written by a disgruntled former palace insider. Furthermore, the style of writing and the accusations made are typical of smear campaigns of the time.

Given what we know of high-end prostitution of the time, a good chunk of the things described in that account don't make a lot of sense.

Re:Prostitution in the Byzantine Holy Land (2010) by mkesper on Wednesday August 26, 2015 @03:21AM (#10121574)
It should be (1996) as the main article is from then.