HIST 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Apocalypticism, Theotokos
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Loss of brick and marble: population size, trade and economics: luxury vs. utilitarian, western vs. eastern, west declined in communities faster than in the east, italy: fewer towns, spain, gaul, britain, east more urbanized, for a longer period of time, rural vs. urban, rate of ruralization , classical urban models, colonnaded streets, centrality of grid streets, temples (christian: churches, market squares, administrative buildings, ephesus: Christianization of roman styles: artistic manifestations of power, political, religious, consular diptychs, carved ivory, look how well i"ve done. The virgin mary: mother of god, warrior princess, theotokos ( god bearer , increased prominence in 6th/7thc, divine protector of cp, the virgin"s robe, akathistos hymn. Byzantium under iconoclasm (754 787: widespread destruction of images, support for policy, response throughout the mediterranean, papacy, western europe, the end of iconoclasm (parts i&ii, irene & the 2nd council of nicaea (787)
