Theodora (Civ5)

Theodora or Θεοδώρα (c. 500 – 28 June 548) was the wife of Emperor Justinian I. She ruled over the Byzantine Empire, which (at its peak) ruled over most countries around the eastern Mediterranean. She leads the Byzantines in Civilization V: Gods & Kings.
==In-Game==
Theodora speaks regular Attic Greek, which was historically the preferred language of Byzantine scholars and monarchs. On her diplomacy screen, her pose, dress, and surroundings resemble the painting The Empress Theodora at the Colosseum by Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant, and her crown resembles one from a mosaic portraying her in the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy. The Hagia Sophia can also be seen in the background.
Capital: Constantinople
Unique Units: Cataphract, Dromon
Unique Ability: Patriarchate of Constantinople
Voice Actress: Artemis Lagopoulos
===AI Traits===
Trait 	Amount
Competitiveness 	5 (7-3)
Wonder Competitiveness 	7 (9-5)
City-State Influence Competitiveness 	6 (8-4)
Boldness 	4 (6-2)
Diplobalance 	6 (8-4)
Hate Warmongers 	6 (8-4)
Willingness to Denounce 	5 (7-3)
Willingness to Declare Friendship 	7 (9-5)
Loyalty 	4 (6-2)
Neediness 	4 (6-2)
Forgiveness 	7 (9-5)
Chattiness 	8 (10-6)
Meanness 	5 (7-3)
Offensive Unit Production 	4 (6-2)
Defensive Unit Production 	8 (10-6)
Defensive Building Production 	8 (10-6)
Military Training Buildings Production	5 (7-3)
Recon Unit Production 	3 (5-1)
Ranged Unit Production 	5 (7-3)
Mobile Unit Production 	5 (7-3)
Naval Unit Production 	7 (9-5)
Naval Recon Unit Production 	4 (6-2)
Air Unit Production 	5 (7-3)
Naval Growth 	5 (7-3)
Naval Tile Improvements 	5 (7-3)
Water Connections 	5 (7-3)
Expansion 	4 (6-2)
Growth 	7 (9-5)
Tile Improvements 	5 (7-3)
Infrastructure (Roads) 	6 (8-4)
Production Emphasis 	5 (7-3)
Gold Emphasis 	5 (7-3)
Science Emphasis 	6 (8-4)
Culture Emphasis 	7 (9-5)
Happiness Emphasis 	5 (7-3)
Great People Emphasis 	5 (7-3)
Wonder Emphasis 	6 (8-4)
Religion Emphasis 	7 (9-5)
Diplomacy Victory 	5 (7-3)
Spaceship Victory 	4 (6-2)
Nuke Production 	5 (7-3)
Use of Nukes 	5 (7-3)
Use of Espionage 	6 (8-4)
Anti-Air Production 	5 (7-3)
Air Carrier Production 	5 (7-3)
Land Trade Route Emphasis 	5 (7-3)
Sea Trade Route Emphasis 	5 (7-3)
Archaeology Emphasis 	5 (7-3)
Trade Origin Emphasis 	5 (7-3)
Trade Destination Emphasis 	5 (7-3)
Airlift Emphasis 	5 (7-3)
Likeliness to Declare War 	4 (6-2)
Likeliness to be Hostile 	4 (6-2)
Likeliness to be Deceptive 	6 (8-4)
Likeliness to be Guarded 	5 (7-3)
Likeliness to be Afraid 	5 (7-3)
Likeliness to be Friendly 	8 (10-6)
Likeliness to be Neutral 	5 (7-3)
Ignore City-States 	3 (5-1)
Friendliness to City-States 	5 (7-3)
Protection of City-States 	6 (8-4)
Conquest of City-States 	5 (7-3)
Bullying of City-States 	5 (7-3)
===Personality and Behavior===
Theodora will most likely attempt either a cultural or domination victory, with a preference for the former.
Theodora's top priorities are increasing her empire's and its output of and . In addition to founding and spreading a religion, she will often try to build wonders and protect city-states in her sphere of influence.
Theodora puts little emphasis on raising an offensive army. Her navy and defensive army, however, will both be rather large, and her cities will have some of the best defenses in the game.
Theodora has a very friendly and forgiving personality and rarely asks for help. She is one of the easiest leaders to befriend, but she is often disloyal and can sometimes be an untrustworthy ally.
Although Theodora is not very bold and is not a warmonger by any means, she is competitive and temperamental. She is likely to become hostile toward players who build wonders that she covets, convert her cities to their own religion, or try to win the favor of city-states that she has befriended.
==Civilopedia entry==
==Trivia==
* Both Theodora and Justinian are recognized today as saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Although Theodora was a member of the Monophysites, her work to reconcile relations between the two competing ideologies coupled with her other virtuous aspirations solidified her place as one worthy of saintly recognition.
* Theodora and Justinian are represented in a series of famous mosaic panels at the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy.
* The former settlement of Olbia, Libya, was at one time known as "Theodorias," named after the Empress Theodora.
==Lines==
Theodora's speech uses modern pronunciation with some weird modernisms and grammatical mistakes.
Codename 	Quote (English translation) 	Quote (Greek)	Notes
Attacked 	Now that riots are needed, friend, we'll teach you a lesson. 	Νυν, φίλε, αι ταραχαί ουν πρέπουσιν, διδάξομε σε μάθημα. 
----Nyn, phile, ai tarahai oun prepousin, didaxome se mathima.	Compare with the XML line "Now darling, tantrums are most unbecoming. I shall have to teach you a lesson."
Declares War 	It has always been a shame throwing away beauty. Thankfully, not like that. 	Αεί αισχύνεται απόλυσθαι το κάλος. Ευτυχώς, ουκ οιούτως. 
----Aei aiskhinetai apolisthai to kalos. Eftykhos, ouk ioutos.	Compare with the XML line "It is always a shame to destroy a thing of beauty. Happily, you are not one."
Defeated 	I hope you knew that to act (and you acted) like that. Just know that in this world nobody will aid a traitor. 	Ελπίζω σε οίδεσθες αυτό και ό έδρασας. Γνώθι σε μόνον ετούτο τον κόσμο μηδείς οφελήσει προδότην. 
----Elpizo se idesthes afto kai o edrasas. Gnothi se monon etouto ton kosmo mideis ofelisi prodotin.	Compare with the XML line "Like a child playing with toys you are. My people will never love you, nor suffer this indignation gracefully."
Hate Hello 	? 	? 	
Hate Let's Hear It 01 	Tell me. 	Ειπέ μοι. 
----Eipe mi.	
Hate Let's Hear It 02 	What? 	Τι? 
----Ti? 	
Hate Let's Hear It 03 	Move on. 	Προχώρει. 
----Prochorei.	
Hate No 01 	That's unlikely (?). 	Τούτο δυσχερής. 
----Touto discheris.	
Hate No 02 	Definitely not. 	Ουκ ει σπουδαίως. 
----Ouk ei spoudaios.	
Hate No 03 	Excuse me?! 	Συν συγνώμιν έχων?! 
----Syn sygnomin ekhon?!	
Hate Yes 01 	It must be good. 	Μάλιστα δει τα. 
----Malista di ta.	
Hate Yes 02 	Where am I needed? 	Πού χρείμαι? 
----Pou khreimai?	
Hate Yes 03 	Agreed. 	Ομολογείται. 
----Omologeitai.	
Intro 	Oh! A miracle in front of my eyes (something like that maybe). What is the name of (maybe) the good stranger? I am Theodora, friend of Byzantium.	Ω μων οπίων θαύμα! Ποιον όνομα επί μοι σε ο καλός ξένος; Είμαι η Θεοδόρα, η φίλη του Βυζαντίου. 
----O mon opion thavma! Pion onoma epi mi se o kalos xenos. Eimai i Theodora, i fili tou Vyzantiou.	Compare with the XML line "My, isn't this a pleasant surprise - what may I call you, oh mysterious stranger? I am Theodora, beloved of Byzantium." If "φίλη" is supposed to represent "beloved," "φιλτατη" or "αγαπητη" is more accurate.
Neutral Hello 	Sweet. 	Μέλλιμα. 
----Mellima.	
Neutral Let's Hear It 01	Did you want something? 	Έθελες τι? 
----Etheles ti?	
Neutral Let's Hear It 02	I'm listening. 	Ακούω. 
----Akouo.	
Neutral Let's Hear It 03	Yes, my friend? 	Ναι, φίλτατος? 
----Ne filtatos?	Bad grammar; it should be φίλτατη (filtate).
Neutral No 01 	Not even with a horse. 	Ου δ'ίππου. 
----Ou th'ippou.	Modern Greeks say "not even with bullets," which means "no way."
Neutral No 02 	It's needed to repel you. 	Δει υμάς απωθείν. 
----Thi imas apothin.	
Neutral No 03 	Reluctantly, no. 	Αθύμως ούκ. 
----Athimos ouk.	
Neutral Yes 01 	With a horse, my friend. 	Δι'ίππου, φίλε. 
----Thi'ippou, phile.	Modern Greeks say "with a thousand mph," which means "right away." However, it might be translated incorrectly.
Neutral Yes 02 	Agreed. 	Ομολογείται. 
----Omologeitai.	
Neutral Yes 03 	Perfect. 	Άριστα. 
----Arista.	
Peaceful 	I'd say this was so delightful, don't you agree? I must say, winning satisfies me so much. 	Λέξω ότι τούτο ούτως τερπνόν ήν, ημών ομολογεί; Εγώ δει πολύ ήδομαι νικείν. 
----Lexo oti touto outos terpnon in, imon omologei? Ego dhei poly idomai nikein.	
Request 	I heard nice things from you in your latest sayings...show me. 	Ήκουσα σε πρέποντα ταις αλλοτρίας ομιλίας...Με δείξας. 
----Ikousa se preponta tais allotrias omilias... me deixas.	Again her sentences are so wrong grammatically that it's hard to make sense of them.
==Intro==
All hail the most magnificent and magnanimous Empress Theodora, beloved of Byzantium and of Rome! From the lowly ranks of actress and courtesan you became the most powerful woman in the Roman Empire, consort to Justinian I. Starting in the late 520's AD, you joined your husband in a series of important spiritual and legal reforms, creating many laws which elevated the status of and promoted equal treatment of women in the empire. You also aided in the restoration and construction of many aqueducts, bridges and churches across Constantinople, culminating in the creation of the Hagia Sophia, one of the most splendid architectural wonders of the world.
Beautiful Empress, Byzantium is in need of your wisdom and strength - her people are lost without your light to lead them. The Byzantine Empire may have fallen once, but its spirit is still intact waiting to be reborn anew. Can you return Byzantium to the heights of glory it once enjoyed? Can you create a civilization to stand the test of time?
==Gallery==
File:Civ5 Theodora Concept Art.jpg|Concept art of Theodora
File:Theodora at the Coliseum.jpg|The Empress Theodora at the Colosseum, by Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant
File:Theodora Mosaic.jpg|Mosaic of Theodora from the Basilica of San Vitale
==See also==
* Theodora in other games
==External links==
* Theodora's Greek: Civilization V. How is her pronunciation?
ru:Феодора (Civ5)
Category:Byzantine