Justinian & Theodora - XI: The Emperor Who Never Sleeps - Extra History

One of the most badass women in history died of cancer... Please excuse me while I cry in the corner.

Parker

I'll second that.

Nessf

The presence of tumors and some historical accounts mentioning them, though the ones I read could have been a few other disease. One article suggested gangrene but didn't give any real evidence and an ulcer sounds likely too.

Christopher Pelletier

I was wondering this exact same thing

Bryan (MightyAxeMan)

What a story. History is so cool.

Emil

Yeah, I mean we could infer that given our modern understanding of medicine. I'm more interested if that was the diagnosis at her time of death and how it was diagnosed or if we are saying it's cancer because we have inferred it to be cancer. Or if our modern understanding of cancer is because of a more blanket term used in ancient times for several different types of diseases. I'm guessing that she didn't really have medical records that are still available.

Robbie the Gnome

I had the same question. I asume if you know how she died you could make an educated guess that it was cancer, but...

Markus Berglund

How do we know Theodora died of cancer? I wouldn't think they'd have the technology to make such a diagnosis. Although I admit that this comes from my view of cancer being a modern desease if that makes any sense.

Robbie the Gnome

Poor Justinian, trying so hard to be a Neo-Trajan, but forced by circumstance to instead be the new Marcus Aurelius, dealing with crisis after crisis. I'm looking forward to the early Christian Heresies series, because between the Monophysites and the Arians, it's fascinating how such huge and bitter chasms can open up when the doctrines are so slight in difference and have next to no practical effect on daily life. I'm sure it's more complicated than that, personal rivalries and political clashes and cultural differences and such, but on the surface it's a subject worth exploring, especially when you consider that the Reformation was at least in part sparked by tangible issues of Church Corruption.

RMS Oceanic

I am super happy when you guys release them this early. For me right now it's 6am and you don't know how much it makes my morning to see extra history before I have to trudge off in the cold morning to school. So basically thanks for making my life that much better :D

Vincent Le

Thank you. I just wish my brain would work properly so I could remember any of this :|

Martin Ockovsky

I personally am amazed that he didn't fall into a severe depression. The sad part is I know it's only going to get worse. Enjoyed the video as usual.

Aaron hutchinson

I always wait to the series being finished before watching. Which is a shame, because I am really looking forward to this one.