Theodora: Actress, Empress, Whore, Stella Duffy's chronicle of this amazing woman's early years, delighted readers with its exquisite blend of historical detail

Once, Theodora was little more than a slave, the daughter of a bear-keeper, running barefoot through the streets of Constantinople. Now she is Theou doron, 'the

In a desperate bid to revive his spy service, Marcus Gregorianus Numidianus vows to thwart a coup staged by diehard Constantine loyalists against the Valentinia