Lecture 7A: The Byzantines- Emperors and Icons in the East Introduction: The Fall of the Roman Empire Last week, I told you that by the fifth century CE, the Roman Empire as it had been known for the past almost 1000 years fell apart. It had been in decline for a couple centuries before, and one of the tell-tale signs of this was the growing divide in the Empire between the East and the West.
Lecture 7A: The Byzantines- Emperors and Icons in the East Introduction: The Fall of the Roman Empire Last week, I told you that by the… Read More »Lecture 7A: The Byzantines- Emperors and Icons in the East Introduction: The Fall of the Roman Empire Last week, I told you that by the fifth century CE, the Roman Empire as it had been known for the past almost 1000 years fell apart. It had been in decline for a couple centuries before, and one of the tell-tale signs of this was the growing divide in the Empire between the East and the West.