How did justinian and theodora gain, consolidate and maintain power?

Justinian gains power through his uncle Justin, who yielded to him his throne after his death, while Theodora comes to power through her beauty and profession as an actress. Although it was forbidden to marry an emperor with an actress, Justinian succeeded in abolishing that law, making her his wife. Both remained in power due to a phrase she exclaimed during a riot of political parties in the empire, where she said she preferred to die more like an empress, struggling to stay on her throne and not living isolated and fearing for her life. This speech was enough to receive support, since through it, Theodora managed to save the reign of her husband Justinian.

this forms a narrow, steep sided inlet (sometimes deeper than 1300 metres) connected to the sea. the terminal moraine pushed down the valley by the glacier is left underwater at the fjord’s entrance, causing the water at the neck of the fjord to be shallower than the main body of the fjord behind it.

a phrase from a poem by ralph waldo emerson about the battle of lexington and concord. emerson's words read, “here once the embattled farmers stood / and fired the shot heard round the world.”