While Empresses Irene, Euphrosyne, and Empress Regent Theodora used their power to express themselves through religious policies instead of military policies, their access and use of power surprised observers of the Byzantine court. Compare and contrast the ways that Irene, Euphrosyne, and Empress Regent Theodora consolidated/used their power. Follow this guide: Paragraph 1: Examine three SIMILAR ways that Irene, Euphrosyne, and Empress Regent Theodora consolidated power. Paragraph 2: Examine how Irene’s methods differed from Euphrosyne, and Empress Regent Theodora – what was particular to her? Paragraph 3: Examine how Euphrosyne’s methods differed from Irene and Empress Regent Theodora – what was particular to her? Paragraph 4: Examine how Empress Regent Theodora’s methods differed from Irene and Euphrosyne – what was particular to her? Paragraph 5: What sort of conclusions can we make from an examination of these three women in terms of Byzantine history in general? How did these women “save” the empire? It must be 5 paragraphs, double spaced. No outside sources. Only source you can use is "Women in Purple" by Judith Herrin.