Alexandria (Egypt); Monasteries; Monks; Cities and towns; Bishops; Asceticism; Nestorians; Justinian I, Emperor of the East, 483?-565; Theodora, Empress, consort of Justinian I, Emperor of the East, d. 548.
Cities and towns; Christian converts; Byzantine Empire; Greek language; Coptic language; Copts; Persecution; Politics; Roman Empire; Arab Conquest of Egypt; Arabic language; Monasteries; Coptic Church; Muslim converts from Christianity;