Byzantine Christianity

The ecumenical council convened by Constantine to settle the debate about the true nature of Jesus Christ

The new western capital of the Byzantine Empire after the fall of Rome

The remaining section of the Library of Alexandria destroyed under the orders of Theodosius I:

According to legend, the debate over Jesus Christ's true nature became so heated that Arius struck this person

Justinian was considered the most pious Christian Emperor and is often credited with the decline of paganism.

Iconoclastic periods in the Byzantine Empire arose from outdated interpretations of the Ten Commandments, which forbade:

4. The deliberate destruction within a culture of the culture’s own artifacts for religious or political reasons

A series of anti-pagan laws enacted by several emperors and compiled under Theodosius I:

The divine nature of Jesus Christ is indisputible in the Christian faith, and this is outlined in the Apostle's Creed

Visual images of religious figures are known as

What is the most notable example of Byzantine architecture, located in Istanbul?

Large buildings where Romans would carry out legal matters and business transactions are known as cathedrals

What contributed to Rome's significant decline in the fourth and fifth centuries?

He popularized the heresy that Jesus was God's most perfect creation, but did not possess the same divinity

Another word for religious radicals

A heresy is a teaching that rejects or contradicts offical doctrine