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Cultural & Social Change in the East Roman World
Cultural & Social Change in the East Roman World
I. Transformation of Cities (6th-7th cent.)
Cultural & Social Change in the East Roman World
I. Transformation of Cities (6th-7th cent.)
A. Population
Cultural & Social Change in the East Roman World
I. Transformation of Cities (6th-7th cent.)
A. Population
B. Physical Change
Cultural & Social Change in the East Roman World
I. Transformation of Cities (6th-7th cent.)
A. Population
B. Physical Change
C. Administrative and Economic Change
New Personnel in the East Roman Empire: The Bishop heads the city
7th-century mosaic from Church of St. Demetrius, Salonica [=Thessalonica] St. Demetrius, protector of city, flanked by Bishop John, who restored the building c.634 (left); & the patron responsible for its original foundation in mid-7th century.
Cultural & Social Change in the East Roman World
I. Transformation of Cities (6th-7th cent.)
A. Population
B. Physical Change
C. Administrative and Economic Change
D. Causes of Change
Cultural & Social Change in the East Roman World
I. Transformation of Cities (6th-7th cent.)
A. Population
B. Physical Change
C. Administrative and Economic Change
D. Causes of Change
II. Religion & Society: A Hardening of Boundaries
Cultural & Social Change in the East Roman World
I. Transformation of Cities (6th-7th cent.)
A. Population
B. Physical Change
C. Administrative and Economic Change
D. Causes of Change
II. Religion & Society: A Hardening of Boundaries
A. Two Examples
Cultural & Social Change in the East Roman World
I. Transformation of Cities (6th-7th cent.)
A. Population
B. Physical Change
C. Administrative and Economic Change
D. Causes of Change
II. Religion & Society: A Hardening of Boundaries
A. Two Examples
1. prejudice toward Jews
Cultural & Social Change in the East Roman World
I. Transformation of Cities (6th-7th cent.)
A. Population
B. Physical Change
C. Administrative and Economic Change
D. Causes of Change
II. Religion & Society: A Hardening of Boundaries
A. Two Examples
1. prejudice toward Jews
2. prejudice toward “pagan” Persians
Heraclius, savior of the Roman Empire
Exaltation of the Cross: Restoring the "True Cross" to Jerusalem
Heraclius restoring the True Cross in later imagination (Micele di Matteo Lambertini)
