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Jun 5
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Irène l'Athénienne, une femme empereur à...

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Virginie Girod remonte le temps et vous emmène à la rencontre de la puissante Irène (env.753-803). Après la chute de l'Empire romain d'Occident, Constantinople s'impose comme la nouvelle Rome. Au VIe siècle, l'empereur de Byzance, Constantin V, choisit une jeune athénienne comme épouse pour son fils, le futur Léon IV. Devenue impératrice, Irène se révèle ambitieuse et intrigue pour asseoir son pouvoir.

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