Byzantium

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Byzantium

Byzantium is short for the Byzantine Empire . It can also be used to refer to the capital city of the Roman Empire , later renamed Constantinople after Emperor Constantine who rebuilt the city into a modern capital of Christianity at the time . Byzantine was heavily influenced by Greece and the Greek culture . With that came the Greek mythical gods and icon culture representing ones religious beliefs Constantinople also became the seat of the pope of the Catholic Church ( History of the

Byzantine Empire . Icons can be defined as representations of deities , saints or sacred scenes such as the crucifixion of Christ . In the Byzantine Empire these were very popular and were made from any medium including gemstones , wood , stone , marble enamel , precious metal , and mosaic . Additionally , they ranged in size from small to huge and were even painted on walls as murals (Brookes It was believed that these icons would bring success in battle and were often carried when troops were going to war . They were also believed to bring healing to the sick and good fortune . By being in contact with the icons , it was said that one was able to directly communicate with the deity or saint represented by the icon (Brookes

As the culture of creating icons grew , it began to clash with the teachings of Christianity which had taken root as a major religion in the Byzantine Empire . The first commandment in the 10 commandments given to Moses...