Iconoclasm — Paul the Deacon Iconoclasm was a religious-cultural conflict within Byzantine society, over whether it was proper and acceptable to worship religious images. The dispute lasted for much of the 700s and 800s. An edict from emperor […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]

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Mosaic showing the Royal Palace of Theodoric, King of the Ostrogoths, located in the Basilica di Sant'Apollonare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy.

**Iconoclasm — Paul the Deacon** Iconoclasm was a religious-cultural conflict within Byzantine society, over whether it was proper and acceptable to worship religious images. The dispute lasted for much of the 700s and 800s. An edict from emperor […] [Original post on historywalksvenice.com]