Byzantine era was about 330—1453
The Roman’s empire was a Christian ruler “Constantine the Great” lived 306—337 and he transferred the ancient imperial capital from Rome to Byzantion, part of European continent, and setup within a major intersection of east- west trade. The king named the city in his own honor “City Constantinople”.
The Christians already living there were Greek speaking, Christianity replaced the gods of antiquity and it became the official religion way into 700’s, at the time of it’s founding the official language of the Byzantium was Latin. Overtime Greek language replaced Latin with the elite (government, scholars, aristocrats). Some of the aristocrats would hire tutors to help their children learn the Greek language.
The Byzantine church was tied closely to the government so much that it was considered and treated as one of governments departments and the emperors …show more content…
This was a stem that lead to conflicts, and protests, because the views of the people where not the same as the government.
One of the most divisive polices adopted by the byzantine emperors was that of “Iconoclasm”. The empire had a tradition of producing icons – paintings of Jesus and other religious personages (many of till this day are still considered were and still are magnificent works of art). This works of religious art works helped the populace imagination and encouraged reverence for the icons.
The “emperor Leo the-III” saw a problem with this and thought the icons “violated the second commandment” and began the policy of “iconoclasm” “breaking idols” religious images were destroyed and stopped in “843CE”. The first you shall not take the lords name in vain, the third you shall have no other Gods before me, and so
The Roman’s empire was a Christian ruler “Constantine the Great” lived 306—337 and he transferred the ancient imperial capital from Rome to Byzantion, part of European continent, and setup within a major intersection of east- west trade. The king named the city in his own honor “City Constantinople”.
The Christians already living there were Greek speaking, Christianity replaced the gods of antiquity and it became the official religion way into 700’s, at the time of it’s founding the official language of the Byzantium was Latin. Overtime Greek language replaced Latin with the elite (government, scholars, aristocrats). Some of the aristocrats would hire tutors to help their children learn the Greek language.
The Byzantine church was tied closely to the government so much that it was considered and treated as one of governments departments and the emperors …show more content…
This was a stem that lead to conflicts, and protests, because the views of the people where not the same as the government.
One of the most divisive polices adopted by the byzantine emperors was that of “Iconoclasm”. The empire had a tradition of producing icons – paintings of Jesus and other religious personages (many of till this day are still considered were and still are magnificent works of art). This works of religious art works helped the populace imagination and encouraged reverence for the icons.
The “emperor Leo the-III” saw a problem with this and thought the icons “violated the second commandment” and began the policy of “iconoclasm” “breaking idols” religious images were destroyed and stopped in “843CE”. The first you shall not take the lords name in vain, the third you shall have no other Gods before me, and so