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Icons, Riots, and Theology: Why Iconoclasm Nearly Tore the Byzantine Empire Apart

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Byzantine iconoclasm sparked riots, persecutions, and political turmoil as emperors, monks, and ordinary believers fought over the role of sacred images in the medieval Roman Empire.
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Icons, Riots, and Theology: Why Iconoclasm Nearly Tore the Byzantine Empire Apart

Byzantine iconoclasm sparked riots, persecutions, and political turmoil as emperors, monks, and ordinary believers fought over the role of sacred images in the medieval Roman Empire.

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Medievalists.net broke the news on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
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