Stella Duffy
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463 appearances
1 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 5 Jun
Stella Duffy’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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And Constantinople was really interesting at the time.
You know, we talk about refugees, asylum seekers as if they're brand new.
But Constantinople at the time had, it's something like 25 or more languages.
People were flooding in to Constantinople.
Very cosmopolitan.
Because, yeah, because it was where the new life was.
It was this meeting point of Western and Eastern Rome.
And also they were getting kicked out of their own countries.
And so all of that ferments in this big rebellion in 532.
And again, we don't know if this is true or not, but it is said, and even Procopius writes this, that all of his courtiers are saying to Justinian, get away.
You and Theodori, to get away, we'll send the version of the prime minister and the cabinet away with you.
And if it calms down, we'll bring you back.
And if it doesn't, well, we'll just try and stop you being killed.
And Justinian's preparing to go.
And Theodora, bearing in mind, at the very least, she was a dancer.
But I like to think of her as a great orator.
She makes a speech to Justinian where the famous line is, Oh, I want to cry.
I find it really moving.
Aww.
Her line is, purple makes a great burial shroud.
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