UGC 111 Lecture 12: 11.12.15 notes
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Life ater diocleian/maximian: empire falls back into hereditary succession, constanine (son of constanius, maxenius (son of maximian) b. > rome loses its prominence in the world at this point: east remains a series of provinces. Byzantium: history of byzanium divided into two halves, early (300-600 ad, sill concerned with the west b. Late (600-1460s ad: surrounded on three sides by water -> great spot for trade and/or naval pursuits. Islam overpowers the borders of byzanium and persia: byzanium in 900 ad had dramaically shrunk ater all of these invasions a. Like constanine at the council of nicaea (325 ad) Icons (holy images: used for centuries in both eastern and western churches, second commandment, reminders of spiritual igures, but not worshipped themselves b. Leo iii decreed icons were against church doctrine. Iconoclasm (destrucion of images: 700s ad, west not happy, this along with the pope vs. patriarch disagreement causes both religious leaders to excommunicate each other in 1094 ad.