#OnThisDay, 11 Jan 1055, Theodora Porphyrogenita is proclaimed sole 'emperor' of the Byzantine Empire after the death of her sister Zoë. The sisters had previously ruled the empire - the most powerful economic, cultural, and military force in Europe - together.
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