Throne of Maximian: The Byzantine Masterpiece That Asserted Imperial Control Without a Battle

Throne of Maximian: The Byzantine Masterpiece That Asserted Imperial Control Without a Battle

The Throne of Maximian, a masterpiece of Byzantine art and a symbol of imperial power. Credit: Left: Credit Directmedia, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain, Right: Credit Elenajorgemigueldidier, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain Among all the treasures left behind by the Byzantine Empire, the Throne of Maximian stands out as a striking symbol of raw power and political theater. It is the Byzantines’ claim to Roman identity distilled into a single o…