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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)

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