Byzantine iconoclasm: Did you mean...?

A man is feeding his mule, Byzantine Mosaic, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 6th century CE. Place: Constantinople, (Modern Istanbul, Turkey). Great Palace Mosaic Museum, Istanbul, Turkey. The Great Palace Mosaic Museum was inaugurated...

These earrings show the skill and the quality achieved by Byzantine jewellers. They come from a treasure of 36 pieces found in Egypt (the treasure is shared between museums in London, Berlin, and New York), which at this time, was part of...

Hunting Rabbits: The dogs are attacking the rabbit on its neck and abdomen. The hunter is depicted having just released the dogs, Byzantine Mosaic, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 6th. century CE. Place: Constantinople, (Modern Istanbul...

Byzantine church pulpit, found broken into pieces at its original location in the "Blue Chapel" on the northern ridge of the Petra city center, Jordan, dating from the 6th century. Petra was a Bishopric See in the Byzantine Empire. The pulpit...

A philosopher sitting on a rock. Byzantine Mosaic, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 6th century CE. Place: Constantinople, (Modern Istanbul, Turkey). Great Palace Mosaic Museum, Istanbul, Turkey. The Great Palace Mosaic Museum was inaugurated...

Leopards hunting a deer, Byzantine Mosaic, Period: Early Byzantine, circa: 6th century CE. Place: Constantinople, (Modern Istanbul, Turkey). Great Palace Mosaic Museum, Istanbul, Turkey. The Great Palace Mosaic Museum was inaugurated in...

Bear hunting a lamb, Byzantine Mosaic. Period: Early Byzantine, circa 6th. century C.E. Place: Constantinople, (Modern Istanbul, Turkey). Great Palace Mosaic Museum, Istanbul, Turkey. The Great Palace Mosaic Museum was inaugurated in 1987...

While Christianity was the state religion of the Byzantine Empire, pagan imagery remained popular. Knowledge of classical literature, which often portrayed the lives of pagan gods and heroes, was considered a sign of culture and good education...

While Christianity was the state religion of the Byzantine Empire, pagan imagery remained popular. Knowledge of classical literature, which often portrayed the lives of pagan gods and heroes, was considered a sign of culture and good education...

Ruins of the Byzantine fortress of Ammaedara, photograph by Carole Raddato, Haidra, Tunisia, 11 February, 2023. The impressive Byzantine fortress of Ammaedara (Haidra in modern-day Tunisia) was constructed in 550 CE. This fort is the largest...