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Which Byzantine heretics were suppressed during Theodora's reign?

  • Paulician

  • Iconoclasts

  • Monophysite

  • Arian

Answer

The Paulicians were a Christian sect that originated in Armenia in the 6th century and spread to the Byzantine Empire. They were persecuted by the Byzantine emperors, who viewed them as heretics. During the reign of Theodora, the Paulicians were suppressed, and their leader, Constantine of Mananalis, was executed.
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