Justa Grata Honoria elder sister of Emperor Valentinian III is one of several striking examples, in which Late Antique history seems to abound, of ambitious women whose scope of action was restricted by her gender. Honoria was smart, ruthless and conniving as a young woman. She despised her brother for his weakness and lack of energy and was not content to wait on the side lines for a suitable marriage.
WI she was born a boy? My guess is that if she was on the throne instead of the incompetent Valentinian (which would be hers if she was born a boy... Valentinian was younger than her...) WRE would have lived longer... How is that altering History? Any thoughts?
WI she was born a boy? My guess is that if she was on the throne instead of the incompetent Valentinian (which would be hers if she was born a boy... Valentinian was younger than her...) WRE would have lived longer... How is that altering History? Any thoughts?