Theodora: actress, prostitute, mistress.
Discover the enduring bond that, however imperfect, prompts Theodora--as Empress--to request palace eunuch Stephen to write her biography.. and castrated. . .
By the time Destiny brings them together in Antioch, Theodora has undergone heartrending trials and a transformation, while Stephen has been sold again .
Stephen, a Syrian lad of striking good looks, is sold by his parents to a Persian wizard, who teaches him a skill in languages that will serve him well.
Her exquisite beauty sets her apart on stages and in the eyes of men.
How does this unlikely pair become such allies that one day Empress Theodora asks Stephen to write her biography? From a very young age, Theodora, daughter of a circus bearkeeper in Constantinople, sets her sights well above her station in life.
And Secretary to the Empress.
Stephen: handsome Syrian boy, wizard\'s apprentice, palace eunuch.
And Byzantine Empress of the civilized world .
Theodora: actress, prostitute, mistress
