HIST 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Byzantine Commonwealth, Proskynesis, Iconodule
19 Oct 2016
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Again, an image is expressive of something in the future, mystically shadowing forth what is to happen. For instance, the ark represents the image of our lady, Worship is the symbol of veneration and of honor. Let us understand that there are different degrees of worship. First of all the worship of latreia, which we show to god, who alone by nature is worthy of worship. Satan misguided men, so that they worshiped the creature instead of the creator. He makes an image and calls it christ. 500 - 602 age of justinian (expansion) Maurice was quite successful stabilizing the balkans, from raids by sclavenians and others. When his army took exception to his orders, mutinied, killed him, and one of their own took his place, there a lot of coups during this time. Of the handful of emperors there was during this time, only 5 died of natural causes. 602 death of maurice, accession of phocas.
